Date:
14th April, 2005.
Dear
Madam,
This
is to inform you all that ‘BAHENA’ has started 24
hours Eye Donation / Collection Center at BAHENA, Telecast,
R. R. T. Road, Mulund - West, Mumbai - 400 080.
‘BAHENA’
covers Mulund, Thane, Kalwa, Mumbra, Bhandup, Kanjurmarg,
Vikhroli and Powai area for collection of eyes.
‘BAHENA’
is part of Tarun Mitra Mandal (TMM), which has launched
‘YUVRAJ EYE DONATION MOVEMENT’ with charged human
network of 500 social workers and doctors- engaged in
general practice. All the 500 on-field and off-field
participants are working seven days a week, 365 days a year
without any honorarium.
TMM
sends all the corneas collected by it to Eye Bank
Co-ordination & Research Center (EBCRC). EBCRC is a
non-profit, autonomous, charitable organization engaged in
providing corneas to corneally blind. EBCRC is a Member
of The International Federation of Eye & Tissue Banks,
Baltimore
,
Maryland
,
USA
and Eye Bank Association of India,
Hyderabad
,
India
. EBCRC was set up in 1995 with the primary objective
of testing, evaluating and processing the corneas received
from the various eye banks in Mumbai and distributing the
processed corneas found viable for corneal transplantation
to needy / poor patients awaiting corneal grafting surgery
aimed at restoring their vision.
LET
EYE DONATION BE OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
At
present, the waiting period for a patient requiring corneal
transplantation can range from 6 months to 18 months. We
must propagate the need for eye donation, since all eyes
that are donated may not be useful for transplant purposes
because they do not meet international standard.
Every donor of eyes (after death) can potentially
bring back vision to two corneal blind patients.
This target is easy to reach, especially since we do
have a large number of deaths in Mumbai, but awareness is
sadly lacking.
We earnestly request you to help us in motivating people for
eye donation through concerted efforts of public awareness.
Together we hope to reduce the waiting period, improve
supply and give the best chance to the unfortunate that are
corneally blind.
DONATE
EYES - GIVE
SIGHT.
WHEN
ONE PERSON DONATES EYES,
TWO
CORNEALLY BLIND GET THE GIFT OF SIGHT
PROTOCOL
FOR EYE DONATION
Important
Steps to be followed before Eye Donation:
- Obtain
the vital death certificate of the donor quickly and if
possible keep the Two photocopies ready.
- Close
the eyelids of donor and cover them with plastic bag
containing Ice or with moist cotton wool.
- Switch
off the fan and if available switch on the air
conditioner.
- Raise
the donor’s head by about six inches by placing two
pillows under it.
- If
possible keep the dead body of donor on the bed so that
Doctor can easily obtain the eyes.
- Contact
our Volunteers immediately, as removal of eyes must be
done within 4 hours of death and should be reached to
concerned Eye Bank.
A.
Death
in the hospital (Non medico legal cases) :
1.
Resident
doctor treating the patient to confirm eligibility for eye
donation referring Contra - Indication list.
2.
Fill
up the consent form with relatives’ consent.
3.
Contact
Ophthalmic Doctor on duty, BAHENA’s Volunteers
or EYE BANK.
Till
then
·
Collect
5cc blood sample.
·
Follow
the above-mentioned Important Steps.
4.
Ophthalmologist
Doctor on duty to check the Death Certificate and consent
form.
5.
Enucleating
is carried out within 6 hours after death.
B.
Death in hospital
(Medico legal cases):
Follow
above 1 to 5 steps.
6.
Permission
from the forensic doctors is crucial; Fill up the Performa
of eye donation in case of medico legal autopsy.
7.
AMO
obtains permission of In-charge of police station on
telephone.
8.
Enucleating
is carried out within 2 to 4 hours after death.
EYE
DONATION CAN
BE DONE
EXCEPT THESE
CONTRA-INDICATIONS
·
HEPATITIS
B & C
·
RABIES
·
SEPTICEMIA
·
CONGENITAL
INFECTION, RUBELLA, TOXOPLASMOSIS
·
AIDS
/ HIV POSITIVE
·
MENINGITIS
·
OCULAR
PATHOLOGY
·
CANCER
– METASTISED & LEUKAEMIA, HODGKINS DISEASE
·
SYPHILLIS
·
ENCEPHALITIS
– CREUTEFELD JACOB DISEASE
·
DEATH
DUE TO DROWNING
·
DEATH
FROM UNKNOWN CAUSE
Looking
forward to your Noble Support towards this worthy cause and
hope to get your help in our fight against CORNEAL
BLINDNESS.
VOLUNTEERS
:
·
Dinesh
Visariya
93222 13877
·
Prakash
Gala
93210 17066
·
Dhiraj
Chheda
2563 4243
·
Bhavna
Dedhia
98690 81281
·
Geeta
Dedhia
2543 2689
·
Gunwanti
Shah
2539 7323
·
Beena
Nagda
2538 5577
·
Denis
Dedhia
2543 2689
·
Ramchandra
Ojale
2534 8836
·
Amit
Chheda
93239 48762
·
Shilpesh
Dharod
98200 08939
·
Yashwant
Gogri
2574 5064
·
Laxmichand
Sangoi
98921 84244
·
Jayesh
Chheda
2567 6344
From MTNL Telephone
Lines Just Dial 1919.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL ON:
Dr.
Navinchandra Shah 2533 5570
Dr. Praful Vikmani 98217
46871
Dr. Hemendra Shah 98210 85870
Dr. Manilal Motta 98210
42294
Dr. Kamlesh Joshi 98211
35347
Dr. Mehul Chheda 98206
60106
Dinesh
Visariya – 93222 13877
BAHENA, Telecast,
R. R. T. Road,
Mulund-West,
Mumbai – 400 080.
Phone: 2565 4949, 2567 3838
Fax: 2569 0202,
e-mail: smit@bahena.org
Rekha Mehta - Eye Bank Administrator
Shraddha
Parab - Chief Eye Bank Technologist
K.B.H
Bachooali
Hospital
.
Jehangir Merwanji Street
(Near
KEM
Hospital
), Parel,
Mumbai - 400 012. Phone: 2416 4342 / 2416 2929
Thanking
You.
With Best Regards,
Dinesh
H. Visariya.
