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.
ONLINE PLEDGE FORM :-ELECTRONIC FORM you can contact us
(Print this form and send it)
click here to print this form (in word format)
click here to print this form (in pdf format)
Form-5-Rule 4(2)(a)TOHOA
EYE DONATION PLEDGE
GURU GOBIND SINGH INTERNATIONAL EYE BANK
31, DEFENCE ENCLAVE, VIKAS MARG
DELHI-110 092
website : www.ggsieye.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
I .......................................... S/o,D/o, W/o,Shri
..............................................................
aged..............resident of
................................................................................................
.................................................................................................
in the presence of persons mentioned below here by unequivocally authorize the removal of my eyes from my body after my death for therapeutic purposes.
Signature of the Donor
-
Witness(signature)
Relationship:-
Shri/Smt./Km.....................................................................
aged................resident of..................................................
........................................................................................... -
Witness(signature)
Relationship:-
Shri/Smt./Km.....................................................................
aged................resident of.......................................................................................
Name of Nearest
Hospital...............................................................
.................................................................................................
Physician
Name...................................................................................
For Official Use
Donor Card No.................................
Date..............................
Andhra Pradesh
Hanamkonda
08712Kalyani
Nursing Home77887, 70265, 77077
Hyderabad
040Ramayamma
International Eye Bank3548266, 3608262Sadhuram Eye Hospital Charitable
Trust3221094Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital3317274
Karimnagar08722Lions
Club of Karimnagar Charitable Eye Hospital 82273
Mahbubnagar08542Kakatiya
Eye Clinic42505, 43989
Nidadavole08813Smt.
Rajeshwari Ramakrishna Lions Eye Hospital22000
Ongole08592Ongole
Eye Bank33767, 31488
Puttaparti08555Sri
Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences87388, 87551 to 3
Vijayawada0866Aravinda
Eye Bank433018Swetcha Gora Eye Bank470966, 472330
Visakhapatnam0891Netra546915,
546413Visakha Eye Hospital566383, 566385
Assam
Guwahati0361Shri
Sankaradeva Nethralaya563382, 564602
Bihar
Jamshedpur0657Roshni230798
Patna0612AB
Eye Institute673919
Petarbar06549Piyush
Eye Bank65609, 65653
Rajgir06119Netra
Jyoti Seva Mandiram5230,5240
Ranchi0651Dr
Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank301198, 311588Bihar Eye Bank Trust313159
Chandigarh
Chandigarh0172Postgraduate
Institute of Medical Education & Research 777837,715663
Sohana
0172Sri
Guru Harkrishan Sahib Charitable Eye Hospital Trust838262, 838333
Delhi
New Delhi guru gobind singh international eye bank ,31, defence enclave vikas marg , delhi-110092, telephone-91-11-22542325,22543788,9810155682 , Guru Nanak Eye Bank3234622, 3234612, 3235145.National Eye Bank6593177
Gujarat
Ahmedabad079Samaria
International Red Cross Eye Bank 5505977079Gujarat Research & Medical
Institute7866311, 12, 13
Bhavnagar0278Indian
Red Cross Society424761, 430700
Chikhodra02652
Gujarat Blind Relief & Health Assn42387
Mehsana02762Mehasana
Jaycees Charitable Trust51252, 51178
Navsari02637Rotary
Eye Institute Sant Punit Eye Bank 58920, 58931
Patan02766Smt.Sharadaben
Shah Eye Bank 20187
Surat0261Lok
Drashti Eye Bank545232
Vadodara0265Medical
Care Centre Trust 426272Sameep Eye Hospital & Corneal Centre 464436,
461601
Haryana
Hisar
01662Jeevan
Eye Bank 32684, 33326
Karnal
0184Karnal
Eye Institute 254040
Karnataka
Bangalore
080Dr.Rajkumar
Eye Bank 3325311080Kishinchand Chellaram Eye Bank6707176,
6701398080Netrajyoti International Eye Bank2235005, 2237628080 Prabha Eye Clinic Eye Bank644131,
644141, 6637041080Sri Sathya Sai Hospital 8452330, 8453058
Bijapur08352Lions
Eye Foundation 22235, 20535
Hubli
0836S.G.M.Eye
Bank372325
Kollegal
08224Kollegal
Eye Bank 22230
Manipal
08252O.E.U.Institute
of Ophthalmology71201 extn.2378,2369
Mysore
081Mysore
Eye Bank & Research Centre 25395, 489216,482598
Kerala
Angamally
0484Little
Flower Hospital 452546, 452547, 452548
Kunnur
0497Dhanalakshmi
Hospitals 701524, 701525, 701878
Quilon
0474Ozanam
Eye Centre742331,742332
Thiruvananthapuram
0471Govt. Ophthalmic Hospital, Medical College445046
Trichur
0487Medical College Hospital4231050
Madya Pradesh
Bhopal
0755Eye
Bank (RIO)7393030755Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital521156
Dhanpuri
07652Eye
Bank Regional Hospital6330, 6266
Indore
0731Chari Eye Bank 491863, 492995, 5347820731Choitram Hospital
& Research Centre62491/98, 64930 to 330731Greater Kailash Nursing
Home 491425, 490285
Korba07759Dani
Eye Hospital 21997
Neemuch07423Dr.Narula
Eye Hospital24050Gomabhai Nethralaya & Research Centre 21526,
20122Lions Club Neemuch Central Eye Bank 21515, 26815
Rajnandgaon07744Udayachal
Charitable Eye Hospital Centre 24505,25005
Maharashtra
Akola
0724Akola
Netradan & Netraropan Sanshodhan Kendra 434050,
4386790724Smt.Annapurnadevi Agarwal Eye Bank437816, 433500
Amravati
0721Amravati
Netradan Sansthan 72096
Jalna
02482Shri Ganapati Netralaya 31727, 32828
Latur
0238Vivekanand Eye Bank 45901/03
Miraj023382Lions Parasmal Kocheta Eye
Bank444499, 444909
Mumbai022Arpan
Eye Bank 5147293, 5140897022Eye Bank Co-ordination & Research Centre
3741343, 3741372022Gokhale Eye Bank & Research Foundation4221820,
4227425022Lions Club of Gateway Eye Bank 3071295022LTMM College &
LTMG Hospital Eye Bank4093077, 4076381022P.D.Hinduja National Hospital
and Medical Research Centre4451515,4452222,4459199022Sri
Hathibhai Kakalchand Eye Bank 3855555022Sri Sathya Sai Eye Bank
911-449447022Laxmi Eye Bank 7452228, 7453247022Lions Club of Kopri Thane
Eye Bank 5333455, 5420639022Vasai Blind Relief Association Eye Hospital
& Lions Juhu Eye Bank322387
Nagpur0712Gurunanak
Eye Hospital Lions Eye Bank 641065, 6417140712Madhav Netrapedhi
2220580712Mahatma Eye Bank & Eye Hospital 234345, 222556
Nasik0253Dr.Bapaye
Hospital Eye Bank 76505
Pune020Armed
Forces Medical College 673290 020Janakalyan Eye Bank 4457256020Mahatme
Gandhi Rugnalaya’s Eye Bank 479443020National Institute of
Ophthalmology 326369, 326324020Ruby Hall Clinic623391, 636317 020Venu
Madhav Eye Bank 340830
Solapur0217Misribhai
Toshniwal Eye Bank Trust 22345, 24661
Orissa
Bhubaneshwar0674Kalinga
Eye Research Foundation 417884
Pondicherry
Pondicherry
0413Gothi
Eye Bank71115, 711510413Jawahar
Inst. Of Post Graduate Medical Education &
Research 72380 to 89.
Punjab
Amritsar
0183Sri
Guru Ram Das Charitable Hospital 559527, 553668, 553667
Jalandhar0181Baweja Eye Bank 55213, 52233
Mansuran0161Mansuran
Eye Bank 842500
Patiala0175Dr.Bansel’s
Eye Hospital 308454, 223345
Rajasthan
Banswara
02962Jain
Eye Charitable Trust 40425
Jaipur
0141Shri Ram Eye Hospital 6070210141S.M.S.Medical College
351973
Kota
0744Kota
Eye Hospital & Research Foundation 20767, 23344
Sri
Ganganagar0154Sri Jagdamba Charitable Eye Hospital 4253580154Rotary
Eye Bank 434020, 425130
Udaipur0294Lions
Eye Bank 524255, 524256
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
044C.U.Shah
Eye Bank 8261265/1268,271616/1036044Lions Eye Bank Trist6211060044Rotary Rajan Eye Bank
8259635, 8231838044Sri Ramachandra Eye Bank 4828403 044Tamilnad Hospital
Eye Bank 2375221044Vazhum Kangal Eye Bank 5956403, 5953594
Chidambaram
04144Chidambaram Lions Eye Bank Trust22775
Coimbatore
0422Aravind Eye Bank 5789010422Coimbatore Eye Bank 3972740422K.G.Eye
Hospital2121210422Natraj Hospital Eye Bank866450,
8661080422P.S.G.Hospitals5701700422Sankara Eye Bank 434680
Kanchipuram
04112Sankar Eye Bank 23452
Kumbakonam0435Lions
Eye Bank Trust23520
Madurai
0452Aravind
Eye Hospital 533653
Nagercoil04652Aaditya
Eye Bank 30787, 3065704652Nagercoil Eye Bank 31671, 30570
Salem0427Salem
Eye Bank 416955
Tiruchirapalli0431A.G.Eye
Hospital 766101, 7664010431Joseph Eye Hospital 462275, 462862, 460622
Tirupur0421J.P.Gandhi
Eye Bank 744402, 745402, 741328
Vellore0416Schell
Eye Hospital 32921, 22102
Uttar Pradesh
Aligarh 0571Eye Bank Gandhi Eye Hospital 403962,
409850
Dehradun
0135Gandhi Satabdi Eye Hospital 654279
Dhampur
01344Eye
Bank Dhampur30222, 30999
Hardwar0133Ganga
Mata Charitable Eye Hospital Eye Bank 426090
Kanpur0512Khairabad
Eye Hospital & Mahendra Eye Research Centre 294134, 210930
Lucknow0522Lucknow
Eye Bank 320062
Modinagar01232Tara
Devi Eye Bank 45017
Moradabad0591Denajee
Eye Bank 317975, 318012
Roorkee01332Atma
Ram Eye Bank & Eye Collection Centre 73726
Varanasi0542Varanasi
Eye Bank Society 333272
West Bengal
Asansol
0341Asansol
Prevention of Blindness Society255280
Calcutta
033International Eye Bank3215758033Kaman Aspatal Purvi
Kaman5308033Mukta Eye Bank255188, 259585
Kanpur0512Regional
Institute of Ophthalmology Medical College & Hospital Campus 2413853,
2414901
Durgapur0343Durgapur
Blind Relief Society 82859
Kharagpur
03222Midnapore Eye Bank & Eye Care Unit77331, 77870, 56743