1 year ago
Hyderabad Eye Hospital Uses RTC Buses for Cornea Transport
Imagine a hospital that helps people see better by giving them new eye parts called corneas.
This hospital is teaming up with bus companies to transport these precious corneas.
They're using the buses to carry corneas from where they're collected to the hospital.
Bus drivers know to be extra careful with these special packages.
The corneas are kept cold and are ready to use for about two weeks.
This helps people who need a cornea to see again.
This program is also part of a bigger plan to teach more people about donating eyes.
Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital uses RTC buses to transport corneas.
This is part of an awareness program called 'Network to Sight'.
Corneas are transported in ice boxes to Hyderabad from other districts.
Corneas are stored at 4-8º Celsius and can be transplanted within 15 days.
The hospital has performed around 50 transplants from April to August.
- Who
- Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital
- What
- Transporting corneas via RTC buses for transplantation and awareness
- Where
- Hyderabad and surrounding districts
- When
- The awareness program started August 25 and ends September 8
- Why
- To raise awareness about eye donation and facilitate cornea transplantation
Key facts
- Hospital
- Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital
- Initiative Name
- 'Network to Sight'
- Transportation Method
- RTC buses
- Goal
- Spread eye donation awareness
- Storage Temperature
- 4-8º Celsius
- Transplant Timeline
- Within 15 days of harvesting
- Contact Number
- 9121433434
Quotes
P. Modini
Superintendent of the SD Eye Hospital
“Bus drivers have been informed about the process. Once information about cornea harvestation is received, the drivers reach the hospital at least an hour in advance. Once harvested, the cornea is transported in ice boxes and brought to Hyderabad. Our ambulance picks it up from the depot and brings to our eye bank, where it is stored and transplanted the next day.”
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“The cornea is harvested within six hours after death and stored in a fridge between 4-8º Celcius in a preservative solution. It can be transplanted within 15 days.”
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