75% of eye patients lose out on vision restoration per year
The Hindu
Country has a significant shortage of cornea donation
Every year, around 75,000 of people with corneal blindness in India are missing out on the opportunity to regain vision. Reason? Shortage of donated corneas. Of the approximately one lakh patients with the eye disease, only about 25,000 undergo corneal transplantation. Specialist doctors at L.V. Prasad Eye Hospital (LVPEI) say the current cornea collection in India is able to cater to only one-fourth of the patients in need of corneal transplant surgeries. They have urged people to take a pledge to donate their eyes after death.More Related News