New Delhi, March 29, 2018: The Lions International Eye Bank is the first Eye bank of Karnataka state established by Lions Club of Bangalore West Trust. Since 35yrs we have strived to create extensive awareness regarding eye donation in the state of Karnataka. Our efforts have been recognized & today it is the only Accredited Eye Bank for our state. This indicates that our eye bank maintains excellent medical standards in retrieval of donor eyes, processing of the donor eyes, & distribution to the corneal surgeons in our state. The eye bank is managed by trained certified doctors & eye bank technicians.
The Eye bank is accredited by the Eye Bank Association of India-Sight life, New Delhi & Kera link (International Federation of Eye Bank) Baltimore, USA {Old name International Federation of Tissue & Eye Bank (IFETB)}. The eye bank is registered with Eye Bank Association of India, Hyderabad & with the Tissue & Organ Donation, Government of Karnataka.
We are happy to inform you that Lions International Eye Bank is celebrating 30,000 eye collections, by releasing special postal cover on 28-003-18, 3pm, at VasaviVidhyaniketan Auditorium, V.V Puram, Bengaluru.
Remember corneal blindness is a treatable blindness. India has alarming number of people with corneal blindness. It is apparent that there’s a wide gap between demand and supply of donor Eyes.
Our salutations to the eye donor families even in the great moment of grief they came forward to donate the eyes of the near & dear ones. The cornea recipients send their good wishes to them.
We would also like to add a thank you message to all the individuals, organizations, hospitals who are supporting eye donation movement whole heartedly.
We hope that you will consider our appeal and promote the spread of awareness on Eye Donation in public interest. We hope that you will consider our appeal on public interest
Looking forward to for a positive reply for the noble cause.
For eye donation in Bangalore city to contact: 09740556666(24×7)
Facts on Eye Donation
The Process:
Myths about eye donation
Important points
To donate eyes, the relatives of the deceased should do the following procedures
Appeal to Public:
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