Pune (Voice news service):- National Eye Donation Fortnight is celebrated in India from August 25 to September every year to give visually impaired people an opportunity to experience the joy of our beautiful world. The day is observed with the aim of motivating and encouraging people for eye donation, removing various misconceptions related to eye transplant or eye donation.A single eye donation can provide sight to two corneal blind people, yet there is a huge gap between the demand and supply of eyes.
National Eye Donation Fortnight is celebrated in all our ASG Eye Hospitals, to bring common people on a platform to understand the importance of eye donation and to provide corneal transplant surgery services to the needy, informed Corneal Surgeons Dr. Bhupesh Jain, Dr. Arushi Goyal Deshmukh and Dr. Hemant Kamble in this press conference, At this time Dr. Pawan Chavan, Dr. Kaustubh Deshmukh were present
Dr. Arushi Goyal said that according to the National Program for Control of Blindness (NPCB), there are currently approximately 4,50,000 bilateral corneal blind people in India. 25000-30000 additional cases are added every year. Currently, 45,294 donor eyes are collected annually in India. There is a huge gap to be filled. We started corneal transplant in May 2022 at ASG Eye Hospital, Pimple Saudagar. A corneal transplant is a surgical procedure to restore sight to patients with corneal blindness. In India, organ donation and transplantation is regulated by law. This procedure requires a special license from the hospital and a specialist in the form of a specialist surgeon. This tissue is obtained from eye donation after death through licensed specialized eye collection centers. The FC Road branch in Pune also has a similar facility.
Dr. Bhupesh Jain said that cornea diseases are more common among rural people. We intend to visit villages near and far. We intend to provide the best healthcare network here. ASG Eye Hospital is equipped with all modern facilities. It also has a great team of specialist doctors for cornea, retina. glaucoma, pediatrics and occuloplasty services Being a tertiary care center with, a complete and expert consultation is intended.
Dr. Pawan Chavan said that there is a layer above the eyes, which serves to cover the front part of the eyes, called the cornea. Eye infections, eye herpes and any type of injury can damage the cornea. If it is not treated in time, it can lead to permanent blindness. When this happens, a corneal transplant is needed to restore vision. Many patients cannot undergo corneal transplantation due to lack of eve donation.
Dr. Kaustubh Deshmukh said, eye is the most sensitive organ of our body. Even a small problem related to this can lead to big and senous problems. Defects in the cornea of the eye can also eliminate vision. It can cause blindness. Therefore, special care should be taken with he eyes.
