Eye Donation: Myths and Challenges

POSTER OF EVENT.

A poster announces a talk on "Awareness on Eye Donation" by Dr. Noopur Pandey, organized by Kirori Mal College, PRAYAS, and CDRT, in collaboration with SAKSHAM Inderprastha, on Sept 13, 2022, at 10:30 a.m.

REPORT OF THE TALK ON EYE DONATION.

On 13th September 2022 Centre for Disability Research and training in collaboration with Prayas ; The Enabling unit, Kirori Mal College and Saksham Inderprastha organised a awareness talk on the issue of eye donation. The Event was organised under the rubric of azadi ka amrit mahotsav commemorating 75 years of India’s Independence and was held in the academic auditorium of the College. The Speaker for the session was Dr. Noopur Pandey from Delhi Lions eye centre, New Delhi. With her specialisation in the field of ophthalmology she gave a presentation on eye donation. She discussed the procedure of eye donation followed by the legal aspects of the process. She also outlined how the family of a potential donor plays an important role in honouring their pledge to donate vision to another. Furthermore she explained how anatomically eyes can be transplanted, what are the challenges one might face during donation. She also explained the proper care regime to make sure you preserve and respect the gift of sight. The talk was followed by an interactive Q&A session where crucial queries were answered. The event was attended by 54 participants and 38 of them signed a pledge to donate their eyes. The event succeeded in its goal of creating an awareness of existing medical procedures that can be instrumental at improving someone’s quality of life. 

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EVENT.

A wide shot of an auditorium filled with students seated in red chairs, facing a stage where a presentation is being given. A projector screen is visible on the right, displaying content to the audience.
A group of ten individuals, including both men and women, are standing behind a wooden table with a white screen in the background. They appear to be participants or organizers of an event, posing for a photo.
A man with a prosthetic leg and a woman are smiling and jointly holding a certificate with images of political figures and text, likely from an award or recognition ceremony.
A man in a yellow shirt hands a certificate to two young individuals, a man in a plaid shirt and a woman with glasses, in a crowded indoor setting, possibly after an event.
A woman in traditional Indian attire stands at a podium with a microphone, presenting to an unseen audience. A bouquet of red roses and water bottles are on a table in the foreground.
A man in a pink shirt speaks at a white podium, holding a microphone. Two women stand to his left, and an audience is partially visible in the foreground, during an indoor presentation.
A panel of five individuals, including a woman in a sari adjusting her position, are seated at a wooden table in front of a projector screen displaying presentation content. Two young women stand to the left near a podium.

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