Vijayawada: Dr. Puttagunta Satish Kumar, former District Governor of Lions Club, inaugurated the fortnight celebration of eye donation at the Atheist Center on Wednesday. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Dr. Satish Kumar said that eye donation of one person will give light to two persons. Eye donation can only be done after death. He called upon the people to come forward to donate their eyes, leaving behind superstitions.

Indian Red Cross Society AP President Dr A Sridhar Reddy said that there are 30 lakh corneal blind persons in the country who can be cured by eye donation. It is pathetic that every year only 25,000 people donate eyes, he said and announced that the Red Cross Society will launch a massive campaign on eye donation. Dr G Samaram, Executive Director, Swecha Gora Eye Bank expressed regret that though 8 million people are dying every year in the country, eye donation is not crossing thousands.

He called upon the people to take eye donation as a social responsibility. Presiding over the meeting, Dr. B. Kirti said that eye donation is a symbol of humanity. The cornea must be collected from the body within six hours of death. Renowned Ophthalmologist Vijayasekhar, Dr. Kamineni Ashok Babu and others also spoke. Earlier, the guests released several posters to create awareness about eye donation.

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