Archive · 5 Sep 2025
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
- When
- The awareness program started August 25 and ends September 8
- Where
- Hyderabad and surrounding districts
- Why
- To raise awareness about eye donation and facilitate cornea transplantation
- 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