Tag: Cornea Transplant

These eye banks are going to be locked! This work will have to be done to save the license

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These eye banks are going to be locked! This work will have to be done to save the license

An alert has been issued for Indian banks. In which it has been said that the license of those eye banks which are not able to deposit at least 100 corneas in a year will be cancelled. The National Organ and Tissues Transplant Organization (NOTTO) has advised state officials to prepare an audit of the data and performance of each eye bank. So that on this basis their license will be extended or cancelled.  Eye banks are responsible for collecting, processing, preserving and distributing corneal tissues for transplant. They should…

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AIIMS National Eye Bank received 2000 corneas in one year

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AIIMS National Eye Bank received 2000 corneas in one year

The National Eye Bank (NEB) of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences (RP Centre), Delhi AIIMS on Tuesday launched a campaign to raise awareness about eye donation to fight corneal blindness. Every year, from the last week of August to 2 September, all ophthalmologists of AIIMS run awareness campaigns on eye donation. According to the data provided by the National Eye Bank this year, in the last one year, 2000 people have donated corneas to AIIMS, with the help of which 1703 people got their eyesight back. Over 23,000…

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