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AD Block Puja to Promote Eye Donation Awareness
AD Block wants its puja to help people learn about eye donation.
Instead of inviting a famous person, organisers plan to invite someone who recently received new corneal tissue.
The block held an eye check-up camp with Susrut Eye Foundation and Research Centre.
People could have their eyes checked and record their wish to donate their eyes after death.
However, a pledge alone does not legally arrange the donation.
Relatives must know the person’s wish and contact the collection team quickly.
Doctors said corneas should be collected within six hours after death.
Families sometimes wait for relatives who live elsewhere before making a decision.
The puja organisers will share contact information and show a film about eye donation.
AD Block will inaugurate its puja on Panchami with a person who recently received a corneal graft.
The block held an eye check-up camp with Susrut Eye Foundation and Research Centre.
Residents were offered eye screening and the opportunity to pledge their eyes after death.
Officials said relatives must act quickly because corneas should be collected within six hours of death.
Organisers will distribute eye-bank contact stickers and produce an eye-donation film for the puja.
- Who
- AD Block residents, Susrut Eye Foundation and Research Centre, and organisers including Rathis Chandra Paul, Sharadwat Mukherjee, and Rajarshi Ray.
- What
- The block is promoting eye donation through a puja inauguration, an eye camp, contact stickers, and an educational film.
- Where
- AD Block in Salt Lake.
- When
- The puja will be inaugurated on Panchami; the eye check-up camp was held the previous Sunday.
- Why
- To raise awareness of eye donation and encourage faster action by relatives after a donor’s death.
Key facts
- Puja inauguration
- A person with a recently grafted cornea is expected to inaugurate the puja on Panchami.
- Health camp
- AD Block organised an eye check-up camp with Susrut Eye Foundation and Research Centre.
- Donation pledge
- Residents could pledge their eyes after death, but the pledge has no legal standing by itself.
- Collection deadline
- Corneas must be collected within six hours of death.
- Main challenge
- Relatives may delay decisions while waiting for family members who live outside Salt Lake.
- Planned outreach
- Organisers will distribute stickers carrying the eye-bank contact number and make a film on eye donation.
Quotes
Rathis Chandra Paul
Secretary of Susrut Eye Foundation and Research Centre
“The eye donation pledge just helps create awareness. It has no legal standing. What is needed is for relatives to be aware of the donor’s wish and to act in time once the person passes away.”
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“There is no blood spill or deformity. Take the decision on eye donation well in advance. Also know which doctor to contact if the death takes place at home.”
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