Summary:
More than 50 per cent of the eye donations received in Gujarat are not fit for transplantation, with a considerable percentage of them not even fit for research and have to be incinerated. Ophthalmologists opined as of now, all eye donations are accepted, except for a few cases, just to ensure that people willing to donate the eyes of their loved ones are not discouraged. Also, when eye donations are received, the contraindications of the deceased might not be known. 7,921 eye donations received in 2018-19According to health department sources, 7,921 eye donations were received in the state during the financial year 2018-19. As far as the current year is concerned, 2,123 eye donations have been received till July..