Eye donation is a voluntary act of donating one's eyes after death to aid those suffering from corneal blindness, with the potential to give sight to two individuals. The document outlines the process, eligibility criteria for donors, significant historical milestones in eye banking, and the importance of raising awareness about eye donation in society. Additionally, it encourages individuals of all backgrounds to consider donating their eyes and includes resources for pledging and promoting eye donation.

1. By
DR NIKHIL MALI
M.S.(Netra)
Assistant Professor
MES Ayurved Mahavidyalay

3. WHAT IS EYE DONATION
Eye donation is charity purely for the benefit
of society and totally voluntary act of donating
one’s eyes after death by which corneal blinds
get benefited.

5. IMPORTANCE OF EYES
सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम नयनं प्रधानम् |
Eye is the most important sense organ by which
80% of knowledge is gained.

6. IMPORTANCE OF EYE DONATION
Donated eyes are used for
Corneal grafting which give vision to two blind
persons
Training institution in ophthalmology
Research Purpose

7. FACTS ABOUT EYE DONATIONS
 Eyes can be donated after death only.
 The eyes have to be removed within six
hours of death.
 Eye removal takes only 10-15 minutes.
 Leaves no scar or disfigurement of the
face.
 Only the cornea is transplanted.

8.  Eye donation gives sight to TWO blind
persons.
 The donated corneas are transplanted to
patients eye according to waiting list.
 The eyes are never bought or sold.
 Eye donation is never refused.

9. HOW MANY YELLOW DOTS CAN YOU SEE?
3 OR ????

10. HISTORY OF EYE DONATION
• In 1944, the first eye
bank was founded
in New York by two
physicians, Dr.
Townley Paton and Dr.
John MacLean.
• In 1937 V P Filatow-
Father of Eye Banking
put forth the concept
of Eye Bank

11. INDIAN HISTORY OF EYE DONATION
• In India first eye bank was started in 1945 at
Chennai at Regional Institute of Ophthalmology.
• In 1989 EBAI(Eye Bank Association of India) was
established.
• In 1991 Hospital Cornea Retrieval Programme
was Started.
• In 2009 amendments to eye banking medical
standards were done.
• Also in 2009 First National CME on Eye Banking
was organised.

12. Magnitude of Blindness
 In India about 13 million people are
blind.
 Out of which 4 millions are suffering
from corneal blindness.
 Of the one million deaths last year in
India only 42,000 opted for Eye Donation.
 Thus, by donating eyes we can cure
corneal blindness.

14. What is Cornea

15. Corneal Blindness
Viral, fungal or
bacterial
infections
Deficiency of
Vitamin A
Congenital
disease
Eye Trauma
Corneal
Blindness

16. WHY TO DONATE EYES

17. WHO CAN DONATE EYES …
 Anyone from the any age group. There is no
age-limit for donating the eye.
 Person from any gender or religion can donate
eyes.
 Person from any socioeconomic status can
donate eyes.
 Person wearing spectacles or who has
undergone any refractive surgery can donate
eyes with prior information.

18. WHO CAN’T DONATE EYES …
People suffering from
 Hepatitis
 AIDS
 Encephalitis
 Rabies
 Septicimea
 Retinoblastoma
 Leukemia
 Lymphoma

19. Do’s for Eye Donation
 Call nearest Eye Bank as early as possible.
 Keep the eyes of the deceased closed and
covered with moist cotton.
 Switch off the ceiling fan and put on AC.
 Apply antibiotic eye drops periodically in the
deceased’s eyes to reduce the chance of any
infection.
 Raise the head of the deceased by about six
inches, if possible, to reduce the chances of
bleeding at the time of removal of the eyes.

20. PROCESS OF EYE DONATION
credit: lvprasad eye institute

21. How to search local Eye Bank

22. HOW TO PLEDGE

24. LOCAL NGO RELATED WITH EYE
DONATION
SAHYADRI NISARGA MITRA
Contact
02355 253030
94238 31700
98815 75033

25. EYE DONATION CAMPAIGN AT
LOCAL LEVEL

26. EYE DONATION CAMPAIGN AT
MES

27. POSTERS PREPARED BY OUR
STUDENTS

28. LAWS RELATED WITH EYE
DONATION
Transplantation of Human Organ Act
(THO) was passed in India in 1994 to
streamline organ donation and
transplantation activities.

29. LINKS RELATED WITH EYE
DONATION
• www.netradaan.org – Related with Sahyadri
Nisarga mitra
• www.ebai.org – Eye Bank Association of
India
• www.donateeyes.org – to Pledge for eye
donation online

30. SLOGANS FOR EYE DONATION
• Let Eye Donation be your family
tradition.
• Give an eye! don’t be shy!
• Eye Donation - a gift of beauty, a
return for Eternity.
• Seeing is believing, please donate!
• So they can see the light, donate your
sight
• After you die, donate your eye

31. Yes! He donated his eyes

32. FAMOUS PERSONALITIES PLEDGE
FOR EYE DONATION.

33. Here are YOU !!!!
I have pledged for eye donation!!!
When will you???

34. HOW TO ENCOURAGE FOR EYE
DONATION
• Learn about Eye donation.
• Pledge to donate your eyes.
• Then encourage people
around you to pledge.
• Social media is one of the best platform
to encourage people.
• Educational Institutes, hospitals can play
very important role in awareness.

36. Donate Eyes!
Gift Sight!
Pledge Today! in fact NOW!

38. PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO FOLLOW

39. THANK YOU