Basics of eye donation

Awareness of eye donation in an urban population in India.

PURPOSE Awareness of eye donation and willingness to pledge eyes for donation was assessed in the urban population of Hyderabad, India, where corneal blindness is a significant problem. METHODS A total of 2522 subjects of all ages, representative of the Hyderabad population, participated in the Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study. Subjects >15 years old were interviewed regarding awareness of ey...

Awareness and knowledge on eye donation among university students.

Four hundred (400) students studying first year Medicine, Dentistry, Laboratory Technology, Pharmacy, Biomedicine and Bioengineering degree courses in the University of Malaya were assessed on their awareness and knowledge on eye donation using an open ended questionnaire. The majority of the students (344, 86%) in this study were aware about eye donation; the awareness was higher in biomedical...

A study in awareness about eye health care and eye donation among secondary level students of North Kolkata, India.

BACKGROUND Corneal blindness is one of the important types of blindness that can be prevented by proper health care education and conventionally cured by corneal transplantation for which awareness regarding eye donation is essential. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study is to assess the awareness of eye health care and eye donation among secondary level school students of North Kolkata. METHODS...

Awareness about Eye Bank and Willingness for Eye Donation among Medical Students in Western India –“time to Educate Early”

Aim: This study aimed to study the awareness about eyebank and willingness for eye donation among medical students. Material and methods: A total of 100 students of 6th semester participated in the study. They were interviewed regarding awareness about eyebank and their willingness to pledge eyes for donation. Results: The awareness about name of any eyebank in India was known to only 21 % wher...

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