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Eye donation and eye banking in India
Noopur Gupta1, Praveen Vashist1, Anita Ganger1
1Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
The National Medical Journal of India
|July 4, 2019
Summary
India faces a shortage of donor corneas, hindering efforts to eliminate corneal blindness. Strengthening the eye banking system through government support, community engagement, and improved infrastructure is crucial for corneal transplantation.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Public Health
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Corneal blindness is a significant cause of preventable vision loss in India, necessitating comprehensive strategies for its elimination.
- Corneal transplantation, a key treatment, is severely limited by the scarcity of donor corneal tissues nationwide.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline a multipronged approach for eliminating corneal blindness in India.
- To identify essential interventions for improving the eye banking system and increasing corneal transplantation rates.
Main Methods:
- Review of current government initiatives and strategic interventions by non-governmental organizations.
- Analysis of infrastructure requirements and proposed targets for eye banks and donation centers under 'Vision 2020: Right to Sight- India'.
Main Results:
- The study highlights the need for enhanced government and NGO collaboration, focusing on awareness, community participation, and sustainable donor cornea sourcing.
- Achieving the 'Vision 2020' targets requires significant expansion of eye banks, training centers, and eye donation facilities, alongside strengthening hospital cornea retrieval programs.
Conclusions:
- A robust eye banking system, integrated with national sight programs, is essential to meet the demand for corneal transplantation.
- Simplifying donation processes, enforcing uniform medical standards, and strengthening hospital-based cornea retrieval are critical for success.
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