aiims Rishikesh Eye Bank
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249203
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Call us 24 x 7: +91 135 2460 835, +91 906 856 3883
Activities
Structure of the Eye
Do you know
The clear front window of the eye which transmits and focuses (i.e., sharpness or clarity) light into the eye is termed as Cornea.
Blindness can result if the cornea can get damaged due to various reasons
Corneal blindness can be treated by replacing the damaged cornea by a healthy donated human cornea.
The human cornea can be available through Eye Donation only.
Eye Donation
Eye donation means donating the eyes of a person after death with the family's consent.
Call Rishikesh Eye Bank (+91 135 2460 835, +91 906 856 3883) to donate eyes
Pledge Your Eyes
If you wish to give someone sight then you can pledge your eyes stating here that you would like to donate your eyes after death for someone who is corneal blind.
Click here to pledge your eyes [Pledge Form]
Corneal blindness affects mainly children and young adults who have a long life ahead of them.
Though we have trained, highly qualified surgeons and hospital facilities to do the transplant we do not have enough eye tissues to do the surgery.
There is a great shortage of donated eyes in our country. Approximately 11 Lakh blind population of our country are waiting for corneal transplantation and approximately 25,000 new cases are being reported
Blindness causes social and economic burden to the individual, the community and the nation.
One eye donation can give sight to two corneal blind persons
Give someone a brighter tomorrow
The eyes must be removed within 6-8 hours of death. Kindly inform the nearest eye bank immediately.
The eye bank team will rush over and the simple bloodless procedure will be over in less than 15-20 min.
There is no disfigurement of the face of the deceased.
10 ml of blood will be collected for tests.
After removal, the eyes are analyzed, processed at the eye bank and then cornea is transplanted.
Eye banks come under Human Organ Transplantation Act, and are given registration after inspection by competent authorities. Donated ayes cannot be bought or sold as it is a crime under the act.
For eye donation, please fill the pledge form and send it to any of the nearest eye bank. We will register you as an Eye donor and will provide you an individual Eye Donor Card.
We would welcome your support as an individual or an organization in spreading public awareness about eye donation.
What Can Be done To Donate eyes?
Eyes should be donated within 6-8 hrs of death.
Anyone can be donor, irrespective of age, sex, blood group or religion.
Anyone with cataract or spectacles can donate eyes
Person suffering from hypertension( High BP), diabetes can also donate eyes.
Eyes can be donated even if the deceased had not formally pledged their eyes during their lifetime.
Eye Bank team will rush over to the donor’s home or any other place where the body is available after death. This is free service in public interest.
Instructions
When donating the eye of your loved ones, please remember to:
Dial the nearest Eye Bank immediately after death. To call Rishikesh Eye Bank, dial +91 135 2460 835, +91 906 856 3883
Switch off the fans & cooler and keep the air conditioner on.
Raise the head with the help of a pillow.
Place wet cotton swab on closed eyes.
Facts & Statistics:
Official functioning of Eye Bank started on 20/08/2019
Data updated on 10/07/2024
Vision
To eliminate Corneal Blindness In Uttarakhand
439
Number of Eye Donors
155
Corneas Distributed to other Corneal Surgeons
526
NUMBER OF TOTAL TRANSPLANT
32
Number of Lamellar Transplant
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