Be a sight Ambassador !!!
Today, we might be one of the fastest growing economies in the world . But we also harbor one-fourth of the world's blind population. What is even more shocking is the fact that even though we had about 9,500,000 deaths last year, only 10,000 actually donated their eyes. It is this kind of apathy that has become our inspiration to set up www. bharateyebank.org. Bharat Eye Bank hopes to become an important platform for disseminating vital information on eye donation. Of all the blind population in India, three million suffer from corneal blindness, which means their vision can be restored with donor eyes. Can there be a nobler cause than bringing the joy of sight? But why then does the solution seem so elusive, especially if the procedure to harvest a person's eyes after death is so simple? The reasons are many, but primarily it has been the lack of a concerted effort by everyone involved, which includes, professionals, the media, Government, voluntary organizations ...