They must also ensure the safe transport of tissues to the keratoplasty center. Eye banks must meet several standards. Have a public response system to requests for eye donations. Organize public awareness programs. Have adequate space, equipment and supplies. Have a skills assessment program for technical staff. Establish documented procedures for equipment maintenance.
Warning to bankers
The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) has written to all states and Union Territories (UTs) warning eye banks that fail to improve their eye donation activities that They could lose their activity if they do not achieve the goal of canceling corneal registration. As per the rules of the Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation Act, 1994, each eye bank affiliated with the state authorities must collect at least 500 corneas in five years. Which roughly equates to at least 50 eyes and 100 corneas every year. According to the letter signed by Dr Anil Kumar, Director, NOTTO, the authority may consider issuing a warning to the eye bank to improve its eye donation activities. Otherwise, their renewal cannot be considered for the next term.
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NOTTO has tightened its grip on I-bankers
This step has been taken as NOTTO works in all cornea transplant centers and tissue banks, including eye banks. Consider linking it to the National Patient Registry database created by itself. The transplant regulator has accepted donations from all these registered centers from states and Union Territories (UTs)."text-align: justify;">Read also:The brain will become active by exercising only two days a week, diseases will also disappear
Also asked to share the number of grafts collected and performed. These steps were taken following a meeting chaired by Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Atul Goel in May this year on issues related to cornea donation, collection and distribution.
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