Rotary Club of Mumbai Kandivali West

EYE DONATION AWERNESS

WELCOMES FOR

ORIENTATION PROGRAMON EYE DONATION

BLIND POPULATION IN INDIA

INDIA ACCOUNTS FOR 20 %OF GLOBAL BLIND CORNEALLY BLIND : 1 % CATRACT : 62 % REFRECTIVE ERROR : 19.7 % GLUCOMA : 5.8 %

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INDIA’S POPULATION : 118 CRORE DAILY DEATH : 62,389 TOTAL BLINDS : 6,82,497

If Daily Dead People Donate their Eyes, within 11 Days all Blinds will be able to See.

YES ONLY 11 DAYS ALL BLINDS CAN SEE IN INDIA IF WE ALL DONATE EYES. CLEAR CORNEA

CORNEA IS THE OUTERMOSTTRANSPARENT TISSUE OF THE EYE

WHAT IS CORNEAL BLINDNESS ?

CLOUDY CORNEA

CAUSES OF CORNEAL BLINDNESS

Injuries Infections Malnutrition Chemical burn Post operative complications

Majority of the Corneal Blind's are Children

PROBLEM OF MOST CORNEAL BLINDNESS IS

CURABLE / TREATABLETREATMENTCornea Transplant

WHAT IS EYE DONATION ?

FACTS ABOUT EYE DONATION

Only the cornea is used for transplant. Eyes should be donated within 6-8 hrs. of death. One cornea is grafted to more than one person. Total removal time is about 15-20 minutes. Spectacle wearers, hypertensive and diabetics can also donate. Eyes are not bought or sold. All religions endorse eye donation. 10cc of blood sample is collected from the donor’s body for testing.

WHEN DONATING EYES OF A DECEASED

Call the nearest Eye Bank

Switch OFF fans of the rooms.

Keep ACs ON.

Place wet cotton on closed eyes of the donor.

Raise the head with a pillow.

MYTHS ABOUT EYE DONATIONFace/ Body will

be disfigured.

Will be born blind in next birth.

Will not be able to see GOD.

IMPEDIMENTS TO EYE DONATION

Religious taboos. Lack of awareness. Fear of disfigurement. Apathy/ Forgetfulness Lack of favorable legislation.

WHAT YOU CAN DO?Help us spread awareness about

Eye Donation.Consent to donate eyes of your

close relatives and friends.Motivate family members of the

person who has died in your area for eye donation.

Organise talks, presentations and pledging camps etc. to propagate the message of Eye Donation.

Become our VOLUNTEER

UNDER PROJECT DRISHTI RCMKW WILL CARRY OUT FOLLOWING

1) FREE CATRACT OPERATION 2) CHILDREN SQUENT EYE CORRECTION 3) CONGENTIAL CATRACT OPERATION FOR CHILDREN 4) EYE DONATION AWERNESS 5) EYE INNACULATION.

OUR VISION UNDER DRISHTI LONG TERM & THIS YEAR

1) MORE THEN 100 CATRACT OPERATION 2) SQUENT EYE CORRECTION FOR 10 CHILDREN 3) CONGENTIAL CATRACT OPERATION

FOR CHILDRENS 4) EYE DONATION AWERNESS IN SOCIETIES ,SCHOOLS ,PUBLIC PLACES, DISPLAY OF EYE DONATION STICKERS AT ALL MAJOR PUBLIC PLACES OF KANDIVALI 5) MAXIMUM EYE INNACULATION.

Join us in our “Mission for Sight”

LONG TERM GOAL GIVE VISION TO ALL & ERADICATE AVOIDABLE

BLINDNESS FROM KANDIVALI,MUMBAI & INDIA

Thank you * * *

For Further Queries Contact :ROTARY CLUB OF MUMBAI KANDIVALI WESTwww.rotarymumbaikandivliwest.org

9821081138/8080006917 CREAT HEAVEN IN THE LIFE OF

BLIND BY DONATING EYES.