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Eye Bank

    NAGERCOIL EYE BANK

Nagercoil Eye Bank ( Run By Shalom Trust).
Registerd No.INST-L-807
Phone:No: 04652 - 237491

1. About Our Eye Bank. Nagercoil Eye Bank was started in September1996 at Bejan Singh Eye Hospital. Dr.John Abraham is are corneal surgeon. We have till to date received nearly 100 pairs of eyes.

2. Staff of Eye Bank.

Medical Officer - Dr.Rooshitha Bejan Singh.
Eye Bank Manager - Mr.Chandra Morrison.
Eye Bank Technician - Miss.T.Ajitha
Eye Bank Counselor - Mrs.T. Sugirtha.

3. Corneal Retrieval Team is ready to go any place to retrieve the cornea at any time.

4.
Facts About EYE DONATION.

a. No age limit for the Donor.
b. Even Spectacled persons can become a Donor.
c. Only the Cornea will be removed, not the whole eye.
d. After removal of Cornea no scar or facial change.
e. Two people receive their eye sight from a single donor.
f. Only 10 to 15 minutes required for retrieval of Cornea.
g. Within 6 hours from the time of death cornea to be retrieved.
h. Retrieval team will come to any place of the Donor for cornea retrieval.