Monday, 14 December 2015

PROCEDURE FOR EYE DONATION:

PROCEDURE FOR EYE DONATION:



  • Enquire about the nearest Eye Collection Center/Eye Bank. This is likely to be located at a Medical College or Eye Hospital in your area.
  • Contact the one of nearest you(by phone or a personal visit) and they will register your pledge and will be provided you an Eye Donation Card.
  • It is preferable if all members of the family pledge their eyes together. however, an individual can also pledge his/her eyes at any time in life.
  • The eyes shall be collected only after death of the person who has pledged and /or if the close relatives give consent for the same.
  • The eyes of a deceased person can also be donated whether he/she has pledged his/her eyes in life or not.(Under law, relatives of the deceased can donate his/her eyes provided he/she has spoken against eye donation.).