MySuru: From the last two months, the Chamarajanagar border district has reported a surge in eye donations.
9,500 individuals including 900 Medical Students of the Chamarajanagar Medical Institute of Medical Sciences have registered for eye donations.
Inspired by actor Puneeph Rajkumar, who is a native of Gajanur in the district, the district government has launched a donation after his death two months ago.
District administration launched a drive along with the Indian Red Cross Society district chapter and the Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS).
Of the 9,500s that have registered to donate their eyes, half of students including 900 students of Medical CIMS.
Example puneeth inspired many people to register and donate their eyes, said source.
A large number of young people from cities such as Kollegal and Jelandur have also registered for eye donations.
Indian Red Cross District Unit DR Mahesh, who also worked in Cims, said they did not only accept a good response to registration of eye donations but also received questions to donate eyes after the death of people.
The willingness among the families to contribute relative eyes to increase, he said.
“In the past two months, the community is able to take two donors and sent to JSS Eye Bank of Mysuru.
But it cannot take the eyes of two other donors as the right system to remove the eyes is not available in CIMS.
Because there is no hospital eye hospital in This district, the public must seek the help of JSS Mysore Hospital or KR Hospital managed by the government in Mysuru to remove donor eyes, “he said.
Cims Dean and Director of Dr.
Sanjiv told Ti that promised to contribute to the eyes began to take in the district in the past two months with an increase of 80 to 90%.
Anyone above 18, even those who suffer from diabetes, hypertension, heart and kidney disease, can promise and donate eyes, he said.