EYE DONATION PLEDGE
GURU GOBIND SINGH INTERNATIONAL EYE BANK
31, DEFENCE ENCLAVE, VIKAS MARG
DELHI-110 092
website : www.ggsieye.com
www.visioncareindia.com
(Life Member of Eye Bank Association of India)
(Member of the International Federation of Eye Banks)
Ph: 91-11-22542325, 225423788 Fax No. 91-11-22545353
forms available :-
(Print this form and send it)
click here to print this form (in word format)
http://www.visioncareindia.com/donation form.doc
click here to print this form (in pdf format)http://
www.visioncareindia.com/donate.pdf
Ques. I am 15 years old , Can I donate my eyes ?
Ans. Yes, anyone can donate his/her eyes irrespective of age.
Ques. Can you transplant an eye from a living donor?
Ans. No, only after the death of the person eyes can be removed for
transplantation.
Ques. Is whole eye is transplanted ?
Ans. No, whole eye is not transplanted only cornea or sclera is
transplanted/grafted.
Ques. For how long eyes can be preserved in the eyebank ?
Ans. Generally within 96 hours of preservation gives excellent
result of eye transplantation (penetrating keratoplasty), But
soon we will be giving new cheaper technique to world with that
eyes can be preserved for almost 30 to 45 Days.
Ques. What is the new technique & is it costly ?
Ans . It is under research at this centre ( G.G.S.I. Eye Research
Cure
Centre ) . No it will not be costly, infact it will be very cheap.
Ques. What is the name of the surgery for eye transplantation ?
Ans. Corneal Grafting, in which donor's cornea is grafted to
recipient.
Ques. What is the best time to remove eyes after death & whom to
inform ?
Ans. Within 4 to 6 hours after death is best time to remove eyes.
However, if dead body is lying in mortuary, then we can remove eyes
upto 96 hours depending on the condition of the cornea.
After death of the person you can inform nearest hospital or family
doctor who in turn will contact eye banks in the viscinity.
Ques. What formalities to be done for donating eyes ?
Ans. For your convience eye donation pledge is given below .You can
take out the print , fill up the pledge & send to address mentioned.
For any other inquiry, you can contact us
GURU GOBIND SINGH INTERNATIONAL EYE BANK
31, DEFENCE ENCLAVE, VIKAS MARG
DELHI-110 092
website : www.ggsieye.com
www.visioncareindia.com
(Life Member of Eye Bank Association of India)
(Member of the International Federation of Eye Banks)
Ph: 91-11-22542325, 225423788 Fax No. 91-11-22545353
(Print this form and send it)
click here to print this form (in word format)
http://www.visioncareindia.com/donation form.doc
click here to print this form (in pdf format)http://
www.visioncareindia.com/donate.pdf
EYE DONATION PLEDGE
GURU GOBIND SINGH INTERNATIONAL EYE BANK
31, DEFENCE ENCLAVE, VIKAS MARG
DELHI-110 092
website : www.ggsieye.com
www.visioncareindia.com
(Life Member of Eye Bank Association of India)
(Member of the International Federation of Eye Banks)
Ph: 91-11-22542325, 225423788 Fax No. 91-11-22545353
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