Guidelines for donating eyes:
- Age, sex, race or religion is no bar.
- Keep informed close relatives about your desire to donate.
- Wearing glasses, cataract, certain eye problems of blood group does not affect eye donation.
- On death, eye bank should be informed immediately. The donation must be within 6 hours of death. Eyes should be closed and wet cotton placed over lids (to keep cornea moist & healthy).
- Removal takes only about 20 minutes.
- No special room necessary.
- No disfiguration is caused.