498 Eye Donors Within 11 Months in Mizoram

Aizawl, Aug 2 : To continue the noble work by helping others in their needs, there are 498 eye donors registered at Aizawl Civil Hospital during the period from September 2009 to July 30, 2010 from across the state. The last donor being one Laltlanthanga (39) from Sialsuk village, not very far from Aizawl.

Laltlanthanga was admitted at Aizawl Civil Hospital recently and died on Friday last at the hospital.

All the recipients of eyes were carefully registered at the eye bank near the hospital and as per the law the donors’ and recipients’ identities were kept secret, said Dr. K.L Remsanga, head of the department, Eye Department. “This is why we don’t disclose any information regarding the identities of donors to the recipients. It is completely confidential”, said the doctor.

All the operations were a success among the 15 persons during the said period.

Although there are two persons who need to re-operate because of the incompatibility between their health and the eyes they had received, the doctor further revealed.
Anyone can donate his or her eyes, the donors’ identities are carefully recorded and they are given a card each.

The donor would carry these cards with him/her always. In case of accident, his/eyes would be taken to the nearest eye bank, the doctor said.

Amongst the 498 eye donors, there are people from Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura.

via Newmai News Network