Eye donation awareness walk held in Coimbatore
The Coimbatore Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons organized a walkathon to raise awareness about eye donation and address the shortage of corneal tissue. The event aimed to encourage public pledges to help those suffering from corneal blindness.
Why it matters
Increasing eye donation pledges is critical to reducing the global backlog of patients awaiting sight-restoring corneal transplants.
The Coimbatore Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons (CSOS), in association with the Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association (TNOA) and the Indian Medical Association (IMA), organised an eye donation awareness walkathon in the city on Monday to encourage people to pledge their eyes for donation and help bridge the shortage of corneal tissue for transplantation.
The walkathon, titled ‘Walk for Sight – Eye Donation Walkathon’, was held with the message ‘Be the Light in Someone’s Darkness’. Coimbatore District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar flagged off the walk at Race Course.
The organisers said there continued to be a significant gap between the number of people awaiting corneal transplantation and the availability of donated corneal tissue. Greater public awareness and more eye donation pledges could help address the shortage and enable more people with corneal blindness to regain their vision.
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