Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 4: In a Public Interest Litigation seeking establishment of an eye bank in the State, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice Virender Singh and Justice Hasnain Massodi issued notice to the State and directed Commissioner Secretary Health and Medical Education to file an affidavit containing the list of blind/ visually impaired persons suffering from corneal blindness.
The Division Bench also sought information regarding the total number of corneal replacement procedures undertaken since 2007 whereby cornea rendered dysfunctional by any disease was replaced by healthy human cornea procured through eye-donation.
After hearing Senior Advocate S S Lehar with Advocate Ajay Sharma appearing for the petitioners—Advocates Rinku Sharma and Ajay Sharma, the DB sought total number of requests received year-wise from 2007-2011 in different hospitals of the State for replacement of blind/ diseased cornea by a healthy cornea and the number of requests during the period from the persons willing to donate their eyes on death.
The DB also sought the details of existing facilities, if any, in the hospitals in the State for procurement of cornea by eye donation, their preservation and transplant.
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