Require Eye Bank in Bihar -one can know the importance of their eyes and the important part of their eye that helps us in seeing this beautiful world. Don't you think the blind folks also deserve to see this beautiful world in their life?

“Netram Pradhanam Servendriyanam”
(Eyes are the precious gift given to the humans by the Almighty)
- Lord Krishna to Arjuna,
(Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta, Chapter 15, Shloka 8.1)

“Eyes are a precious gift to a person. But the same eyes bring misery when misused or when they are lost. A wise man utilizes that gift while alive and on death too”.

Unfortunately No Eye Bank in Bihar,

Do you know that we can light the life of a blind person by donating our eyes after our death? 

In India, estimated 4.6 million people with corneal blindness that is curable through corneal transplantation made possible by eye donation. More than 90% of the corneal transplantation is carried out successfully and helps restore vision in people with corneal blindness. Corneal transplantation in infants born with cloudy cornea can make a big difference to their lives. 

"No eye transplantation has taken place in the state for over a decade either at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) or any private hospital in the state," the minister had said.

"An eye bank was opened at the PMCH in 1986 but it never became functional. Later on, in 1990, a regional eye institute was opened under the department of ophthalmology at PMCH which was, later, shifted to Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS). But that, too, could not take off as the institute which had once applied for an eye bank did not get the requisite permission," a PMCH doctor said.

Eye surgeon Dr Sunil Kumar laments, "Not a single functional eye bank exists in Bihar. Though doctors have been posted at the PMCH eye bank, it remains inoperative while the one at Rajgir, run by a trust which gets grant from the state government, is also not functional."

Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi had, in 2011, announced that an eye bank at the PMCH would be opened soon. The government this year announced that an eye bank would be opened in every government medical college hospital in the state. But nothing has been done till date.

Some of the reasons behind no eye transplantation in the state are no eye donation, less awareness and religious superstitions, Kumar said.

 'Gift Your Sight' 

Stunning Facts of Eye Donation in India 

AWAKE, ARISE!

1. There are 12 million+ blind people in India, out of which about 4 million+ are corneally blind. There is a huge backlog of the number of corneal blind people waiting to get their sight.
2. As of today, Eye collection figures stand at around 20000+ eyes per year, from around 400+ eye banks across India. This number itself is not sufficient for the freshly added corneal blind.
3. One startling fact of this is we still import eyes from Sri Lanka, which is 1/4th or even less size than India. Sri Lanka, besides catering to its own requirement, sends the eyeballs to several other countries. Over the last quarter of the century, it has flown over 20000+ eyeballs to 135 centres in the various countries of the world.

Looking at the above facts, dont you think that we should make a difference? If yes, please go and pledge yourself for eye donation or if their is a death in your family / friends circle, motivate the people to donate the eyes of the deceased so that a blind person can see this world thru the donated eyes! 

A well worked stategy to increase Eye Donation awareness called HCRP

Hospital Corneal Retrieval Program (HCRP) is a proactive program initiated in some hospitals across the country. In this programme, a specially trained social worker, called Eye Donation Counselor (EDC) [or Grief Counselor] is positioned at a hospital round the clock at the ICUs, Trauma units, Nephrology centers and so on, to build up rapport with the attendants, staffs and doctors. When the death occurs, after the bereaved family has reconciled itself to the tragic reality, the EDC makes a sensitive request for the donation of the eyes.

It has been found out by the EBAI (Eye Bank Association of India) that the success rate is good and has been effective.