Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-5 | Issue-02 | 164-168
Case Report
Awareness and Willingness to Eye Donations among Undergraduate Medical Students
Nimra Larieb, Shahzad Inayat
Published : Feb. 28, 2019
Abstract
Objective: This study was carried out to determine awareness and willingness to eye donations among undergraduate medical students. Methods: A cross sectional survey was done at Al-Nafees Medical College Islamabad during the months of March to July 2018. Total 250 students were enrolled by applying simple random sampling. A self administered structured questionnaire was applied for data collection. Data was entered and analyzed by using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS version 23). Results: Out of the selected 247 students, 124(50.2%) were male and 123(49.8%) were female. 234(94.7%) knew about eye donations and 106(51.8%) knew that cornea is transplanted into the receiver’s eye. Only 32(13%) knew about eye banks in Pakistan whereas only 67(27.1%) students were agree to donate their eyes. Conclusion: From the current study it was concluded that most of the medical students were aware of eye donations but they did not know the further detail of eye donation and majority was not ready to bestow their eyes