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Do you know that the corneal-impairment can be cured by replacing the defective cornea with the cornea of the donated eye? How and why should we organise groups to motivate the community members to donate their eyes after death?
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Solution 1
Yes.
There is a need for awareness among various communities about eye donation after death as it will help a person suffering from an eye ailment to get the treatment.
The following steps can be taken to organize groups to motivate them:-
(i) The person who is taking the initiative can communicate with people and after realizing people who are like minded should gather them and form an awareness group.
(ii) The group should then approach various communities and organizations in their area and promote their campaign.
(iii) They can also approach various hospitals and clinics to promote the campaign.
Solution 2
Eyes of a dead person can be donated to a person having corneal blindness. It will help him/her see the world. We can also register ourselves to donate our eyes. The organisations that put up eye donation camps preserve our eyes after our death and donate them to the needy.
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