Importance of eye donation stressed at KBN Medical College event
KBN Medical College and Hospital hosted an event to promote eye donation during the National Eye Donation Fortnight. Experts emphasized the importance of eye donation and addressed common misconceptions to encourage public participation.
Why it matters
Highlights public health awareness initiatives aimed at increasing organ donation rates in India.
Eye donation is one of the noblest forms of donation and can help restore sight to another person, said Guruprasad, Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, KBN University.
As the chief guest at the National Eye Donation Fortnight programme, organised at KBN Hospital in Kalaburagi on Tuesday (September 1), he said people should be made aware of the facilities available at the hospital. Dr. Guruprasad added that the KBN Eye Bank could be contacted at any time for eye donation.
KBN Hospital Medical Superintendent Siddalinga Chengati said eye donation could bring light into another person’s life and stressed the need to create greater awareness about the importance of donating eyes. He congratulated the Department of Ophthalmology for organising the programme.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in