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Aso Palov Eye Bank

a state of the art eye bank in the heart of Ahmedabad City.

 

The Aso Palav Eye Bank, was formed at Retina Foundation & Eye Research Centre in 2003, with the main objective of creating awareness about eye donation and kindle the hope of sight among the dark lives through donation of eyes pledged by the benevolent donors during their life time.

The Eye Bank is An active Member of the Eye Bank Association of India and also accredited by the Gujarat Government , Directorate of Health Services to collect, process, distribute corneas and do corneal transplantation. It is provided with all the latest equipment for eye banking as per international standards of eye banking.

Work Done since 2003

Since 2003, Aso Palov Eye Bank has procured over 250 eyes due to the efforts of various NGO’s, fellow ophthalmologists, and individuals form various strata of the society and we cannot thank them enough for helping us in this noble cause.

Aso Palov Eye Bank has been active in the following areas of Eye Donation

• Preservation in MK Medium, Assessment & Distribution of Donated Corneal Tissue.
• Continued Medical Education and Creating Awareness amongst local medical practioners about Eye Donation and Modern Eye Banking Protocols.
• Procuring Amniotic Membranes for use in Chemical Injuries and Ocular Surface Reconstruction.
• Assist the Cornea Services that has done over 150 corneal transplants.
• Specular Microscope SP 3000P has been installed – to evaluate the corneal endothelium prior to transplantation.
• Sterile Laminar Flow Hood Laboratory is established and running for Processing of Corneas.
• Only Eye Bank in Ahmedabad with Certified Eye Bank Technician trained at Ramayana International Eye Bank, Hyderabad.

Mission & Objectives

Our mission is to provide Professional & Conscientious Eye Banking Services in Ahmedabad City.

By professional we intend to provide the international standard of care in procurement of donors eyes and their evaluation and processing to provide high quality tissue to the corneal surgeon for transplantation.

By conscientious we mean that the relatives of the donor can rest assured that the eyes shall be utilized for the cause of providing sight. And if deemed unfit for transplant by our Eye bank personnel, shall be appropriately utilized for invaluable ophthalmic research.

 

 

Objectives:

1. To provide free 24-hour Eye Banking services to the city and respect the wishes of the donors who wish to give the gift of sight to a visually disabled person.

2. To collect, process, preserve and evaluate the donated eyes for corneal transplantation.

3. To inform the patient on the waiting list of the eye bank to come for surgery when a suitable corneal tissue is available for him/her.

4. To initiate Hospital Eye Donation Program in Multi Specialty Hospitals of the city.

5. To act as a central resource for other eye banks in the city and provide technical, eye donation related support whenever required.

6. To maximize utilization of corneas by distributing to corneal surgeons in and outside Gujarat.

7. To provide all the above services at a not for profit cost and free in needy cases.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EYE DONATION AND TO PLEDGE YOUR EYES PLEASE GO TO WWW.IDONATION.IN