Eye donation in north India: Trends, awareness, influences and barriers

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dc.contributor.authorAcharya, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorFarooqui, JHen_US
dc.contributor.authorDave, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorChaku, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorGanguly, KKen_US
dc.contributor.authorDas, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorMathur, Uen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-10T02:04:50Z
dc.date.available2020-04-10T02:04:50Z
dc.date.issued2019-10
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To understand trends, awareness, influences and barriers to eye donation in Indian society. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in Delhi from March 2017 to February 2018. About 10 hospitals collaborated with the Eye Bank under Human Cornea Retrieval Program (HCRP). Eye Bank recruited Eye Donation Counselors (EDCs) to approach family members of the deceased. A pretested questionnaire was used for this study. Irrespective of whether the next of kin of the deceased consented for eye donation or not, the option of participating in the survey was given. Results: Out of 473 potential donors identified, 407 (86%) next of kin consented to participate in the study. Of these, 388 (95.3%) were males and 19 (4.7%) were females. About 168 (41%) consented for eye donation and were assigned to donor group, while 239 (59%) participants refused eye donation and were assigned to non-donor group. Majority of the participants were siblings 170 (41.8%) of the deceased and the mean age of the deceased was 42.71 ± 17.56 years. The foremost concern before decision-making was transparency in how the cornea would be used (32.25%). The concern with regards to whether the body would remain intact after eye donation significantly decreased the probability of consent for eye donation. Conclusion: The study highlights that barriers to eye donation in India are not cultural or religious but more due to misinformation and proper utilization of the donated tissue. This study also emphasizes the pivotal role of EDC's in facilitating the eye donation movement.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsEye Bank Services, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsIndian Institute of Medical Research, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationAcharya M, Farooqui JH, Dave A, Chaku D, Ganguly KK, Das A, Mathur U. Eye donation in north India: Trends, awareness, influences and barriers. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019 Oct; 67(10): 1570-1574en_US
dc.identifier.issn0301-4738
dc.identifier.issn1998-3689
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/197510
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Ophthalmological Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber10en_US
dc.relation.volume67en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_2151_18en_US
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.subjectbarriersen_US
dc.subjectcorneal blindnessen_US
dc.subjecteye banken_US
dc.subjecteye donationen_US
dc.subjecteye donation counselorsen_US
dc.subjecthospital cornea retrieval programmeen_US
dc.titleEye donation in north India: Trends, awareness, influences and barriersen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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