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What is Eye Donation?

You may hear people talk about ‘eye donation’, but eyes are never transplanted whole. Eye donation involves donating your corneas, not your iris or the whole eye.

The cornea plays a key role in vision. It refracts or bends incoming light to aid focus on near and distant objects. Damage to the cornea from disease, infection, or injury causes scars or discoloration that can obstruct or distort entering light, impairing sight.

Why Become a Cornea Donor

Pledging to become a cornea donor can make an immense difference in the lives of those living with corneal blindness. With over 1 million Africans suffering from this condition and a severe shortage of corneal tissue for transplants, your donation could help restore sight to those in need. If you choose to become a cornea donor when you die, you could help restore the sight of patients with a variety of conditions, such as:

Disease or injury that has made the cornea cloudy or distorted, causing vision loss
Scarring of the cornea after infections such as corneal ulcer, herpes or the cold sore virus
Keratoconus (thinning of the cornea that causes a cone-like bulge, usually in young people)
Age or inherited conditions that may lead to cloudiness of the cornea in older people
With over 95% of corneal transplants resulting in improved vision, your decision to become a donor can have a profoundly positive impact. Help change the lives of those living with corneal blindness by pledging to become a cornea donor today.

How to Become a Cornea Donor

Becoming a cornea donor is a simple process that can profoundly impact those in need. Note that eye tissue is only retrieved from deceased donors, so your pledge will be fulfilled after you’ve passed away.

To become a donor, fill out a pledge form, either online or at our facility. Discuss the form with at least two next of kin, as they will consent to the donation process. Once agreed, they will counter-sign the form.

After completing the pledge, we’ll provide you with a small, portable donor card. The forms are kept confidential, ensuring your privacy.

Pledge to be a Cornea Donor and Give Someone the Gift of Sight

Take the first step in restoring vision and transforming lives by filling out our simple donation form. Your pledge to donate your eyes can help provide corneal tissue for transplants that can restore sight to those in need.

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