Quick Facts

Preferable age for eye donation

Preferable age for eye donation is less than 80 years. with advanced age utility rate goes down. At 80+ age, usefulness is about 4% . it is seldom useful to give sight to a blind.

When to inform Eye bank or Eye collection center?

Immediately after death irrespective of the initial pledging of eye donation as eyes have to removed within six hours of the death

How much time it takes to remove eye?

Our It takes about 20-25 minutes maximum. It leaves no scar or disfigurement of the face.

How eye donation helps ?

Eye donation gives sight to 2 or more than 2 blind persons. one blind person is given one eye.

PLEASE NOTE - Eyes are never bought or sold

How corneas are transplanted?

Donated corneas are transplanted to blind persons who are in the waiting list in accordance with the priority based on guidlines to avoid malpractices.