Bengaluru, Dec 11: After we die, if our eyes can give vision to another person, there is no big fulfillment than that said Dr. K Sudhakar, Minister of Health. He was speaking at the inauguration of Dr.Agarwal’s Eye Hospital in Indiranagar in Bengaluru today.
Dr. Sudhakar said that blindness is a very painful thing. No matter who we are, it is with our eyes that we can see the nature created by the almighty. It is estimated that more than 4 crore people in the world have blindness. India needs 1 lakh eye donations every year. But, in fact, the donors we get are only 5% of the requirement. The lack of eye donors is haunting us, 10.8 lakh children in the country are blind, Minister said.
Eye donation has further reduced due to covid. Superstitions surrounding eye donation are still widespread, though donating is a noble cause. There is a misconception that if the eye is removed from the corpse, the face will be disfigured. This isn’t true. Great people like Kannada icon Dr. Raj Kumar and recently Power star Puneet Raj Kumar, who met with an untimely death have donated their eyes. Millions of people have seen their mortal remains, which was as it was when they were alive. Urge everyone to donate eyes, said Dr. K.Sudhakar.
Few other important points made by Hon’ble Health Minister
• Karnataka is a model for all the states in eye donation, which is possible due to health care entrepreneurs. The health care industry in Karnataka is accessible to all.
• Ayushman Bharat scheme is very helpful. Karnataka Govt is ensuring more and more health Care Facilities helping every person, be it in government or private.
• Especially Private hospitals in the state must work towards creating awareness on eye donation, more so in rural areas.
• Dr. MC Modi built eye hospitals and dreamt of vision for all. He performed lakhs of surgeries during his 40 years of service and cured eye problems of millions of people. Dr Modi’s service is a model for all.
