The eye bank’s primary mission is restoration of sight. In order to fulfill this mission, the eye bank provides corneal tissue for transplantation, supports research, training and promotes public awareness of the need for donors.

The eye bank is a non-profit organization and obtains, medically evaluates and distributes eye which are donated by humanitarian minded citizens for use in cornea transplants, sclera reconstruction, research and education. To ensure patient safety the donated eye and the donors medical history are evaluated by the bank staff in accordance with the eye bank association of Americans (EBAA) strict medical standards.

• Availability of trained staff round the clock to attend the calls

• Evaluate & provide quality corneas to corneal surgeons

• Enable corneal research using eye unsuitable for grafts, to find newer techniques, improve preservation methods and train corneal surgeons.

• Increase public awareness about eye donation and eye banking

• Train doctors for eye removal procedures

• Develop and establish a network of eye donation centers.

Who can Donate Eyes?

• Everyone

• Except chronic infections

Persons with AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, Rabies, Septicemia, Acute leukemia Blood Cancer, Tetanus, Cholera and infectious diseases like Meningitis and Encephalitis cannot donate eyes.

The most important action you can take to ensure you will be a donor is to tell your family and legal representative.

• Families may give consent for donation.

In addition to fulfilling your loved ones wishes, donation can offer comfort to a grieving family. Just knowing a small part of our one is gifting one is going in life, helping someone see in this world is consolation, something to hold on to in a time of sorrow.

• Eyes can be donated only after death

• Eyes must be removed within 6 hours after death

• Eye removal procedure takes 20-30 minutes only.

• A small quantity of blood will be drawn to rule out communicable diseases.

• Eye retrieval does not cause disfigurement

• The identities of both the donor and the recipient are kept confidential

You can also pledge your eyes online by filling up the Consent Form and Pledge Form mailing it to the:
Rotary Narayana Nethralaya
CN-5, Sector V, Salt Lake City,
Kolkata - 700 091
Tel: +91-033-2367-3312 to 14
Tel: +91-033-30115106 / 103
Fax:+91-033-2367-3321
Email: eyernn@gmail.com