ALIGARH: Prof. R.R. Sukul, Director of the Institute of Ophthalmology, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University said that the Institute is making sustainable efforts to bring back eyesight to the unfortunate people suffering from permanent blindness.
He said that as a part of its drive against the blindness, the Institute is organizing an eye donation fortnight programme under the aegis of J.N. Medical College from 25th August to 8th September. Prof. Sukul said that since its inception six years back, the Eye Bank of the Institute has brought back eyesight to large number of people through corneal transplantation. He said that there are several reasons for the spreading blindness prominent of which are cataract, glaucoma and other corneal problems. He said that the blindness rate in India is 0.5 percent comparing to 1.3 percent before launching of National Blindness Control Programme in 1976. He, however, said that the awareness level among people about eye donation is very low in our country.
Prof. Sukul observed that people generally fill-up the eye donation form but do not donate their eyes. The family members dither from accomplishing the deceased’s will. He said that a mass level awareness programme is needed to make people aware of the positive aspects of the eye donation. He said that the cornea of deceased remains live till six hours after the death and the doctors get it preserved and used later to provide eyesight to the needy.
It is a noble gesture and the people need to rise above all dogmas pertaining to eye donation. Prof. Sukul said that Eye Bank of the J.N. Medical College is observing Eye Donation fortnight to raise awareness among the people so that they may come forward to donate their eyes. He said that that all services at the Eye Bank are provided free of cost and further details may be had from Prof. Sukul on his mobile no. 9412272009 and Incharge of Eye Bank Dr. Adeeb Alam Khan on 9837252564.
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