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“Vision to all – BHEL’s Call”

“Vision to all – BHEL’s Call”. DONATE EYES – LIVE TWICE. FACTS OF EYE DONATION It’s a combination of selfless charity and the miracle of medical technology It’s the process of restoration of sight through corneal transplant. DONATE EYES – LIVE TWICE.

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“Vision to all – BHEL’s Call”

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  1. “Vision to all – BHEL’s Call”

  2. DONATE EYES – LIVE TWICE FACTS OF EYE DONATION It’s a combination of selfless charity and the miracle of medical technology It’s the process of restoration of sight through corneal transplant

  3. DONATE EYES – LIVE TWICE Cornea is the clear, transparent tissue covering the black portion of the eye It becomes cloudy from disease, injury, infection or malnutrition etc because of which vision is lost Corneal blindness can be treated by replacing the damaged cornea by a healthy donated human cornea The only source of availability of cornea is through eye donation.

  4. DONATE EYES – LIVE TWICE • Eye donation in India today meets less than 5% of the demand for corneal transplants • There are about 1.3 million (13 Lakh) corneal blind persons in the country with an additional 25000 adding each year. • Only 22000 cornea are collected every year from eye donations whereas the requirement is 200 times more

  5. DONATE EYES – LIVE TWICE DONATING EYES • Eyes should be donated within 4 to 6 hours of death • Any body can be a donor irrespective of age, sex, blood group and religion • Procedure will take about 15 to 20 minutes • Eyes can be donated even if the deceased has not formally pledged his/her eyesEye Bank edited video_13-07-2010.mpg

  6. DONATE EYES – LIVE TWICE • The eye bank will reach the donors home immediately. This service is free • Eyes are never bought or sold • All religions endorse eye donation

  7. DONATE EYES – LIVE TWICE MYTHS OF EYE DONATION • Face will be dis-figured • Will be born blind in the next birth • Cannot see god

  8. DONATE EYES – LIVE TWICE Appeal • Pledge your eyes. Make it a family tradition • Motivate and educate others about eye donation • Motivate the kin of the deceased to donate the eyes as that is the only way to make them continue to live • The pledge form is available in the intranet of your unit • Please fill in the forms and send it to Shri A PandurangaRao, Sr DGM/C&PR BHEL, HPEP, RC Puram,Hyderabad-32Appeal.docxPledge-form.jpg

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