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Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-6 | Issue-07 | 485-490
Original Research Article
Demographic Profile of Donor Cornea of an Eye Bank in Tertiary Care Hospital in North India- A 9-Year Review
R S Chauhan, Chetan Chhikara, Ashok Rathi, J P Chugh, Apoorva Goel, Chinging Sumpi
Published : July 21, 2020
DOI : 10.36348/sjmps.2020.v06i07.002
Abstract
Purpose: To study the demographic profile of the donated corneas and eye donation trend of an eye bank in tertiary care hospital in North India. Study Design- Retrospective, non-comparative observational study. Material and Methods- Data from 1273 donor eyes collected from all over Haryana under Hospital Cornea Retrieval Programme (HRCP) and those collected from voluntary donors at their residence from April 2011 to March 2020 were analyzed including the demographic features like the cause of death, gender, age, and place of tissue procurement, death-enucleation time &distance from the eye bank. Results: During the study period, 1273 corneas were retrieved from 672 donors, among which 59.2% were males and 40.8% were females, with donor age ranging from 12-102 years. Most of the donors were from nearby districts in Haryana and few from neighbouring state of Punjab. Maximum number of eye donations was in the age group of 51-70 years. Death enucleation time was within 6 hrs from death in majority of the donors. 51.5% of the donor corneas were procured from within 50 kms from the eye bank. 60% of the corneas were collected from home and 40% under HRCP (Hospital corneal retrieval programme). The most common cause of donor death was due to old age (Natural death), followed by cardiovascular disease, trauma/multiple injury. Conclusion: Analysis of the Eye Bank registers provided valuable information in relation to eye banking and corneal utilisation in Haryana, northern India and significant trends were identified in donor demographics.
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