One step of yours
can bring the light in the life of corneal blind
At the outset we would
like to throw some light on curable blindness, one of the causes of which is
corneal blindness.
The cornea, which is
the transparent portion of the eye or a button in front of the colored iris and
round pupil of the eye, is a surface, which converges the light rays to focus
on the retina. Loss of transparency in the cornea results in blindness, which
can be cured by corneal transplant. This surgery involves replacing the damaged
cornea by a cornea from a donated eye. There are 15 million cases of this type
of blindness out of which 4.6 million are less than 45 yrs and 60% less than 12
yrs. The demand for this corneal tissue is far greater than its supply.
Ms. Aishwarya
Rai had inaugurated our Eye bank
on the 1st of August 2004
. We have a qualified team of Doctors and Medical personnel who go and collect
donated eyes round the clock and we have collected over 50 eyes last year. Eyes
are then sent to a coordination center for processing and distribution.
We have requested
eminent personalities from all fields of life to come together and participate
in this noble venture of promoting eye donation. We would urge you to come
forward and support us in our mission of spreading the awareness towards eye
donation.
