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Gift of Sight: Corneal Transplants
Of all the Canadians currently waiting to receive corneal transplants, only a small percentage of them will get the help they need to restore their sight. You can change that by arranging to become an eye donor.
When you donate your eyes, you are primarily donating the cornea, the thin layer of tissue that covers the eye like a window. The cornea focuses light rays on the retina and protects delicate working parts of the eye from injury. Replacing a scarred or damaged cornea is like replacing a frosted window with clear glass.
Anyone can be an eye donor. Because the cornea is a clear layer of tissue, it isn't necessary to match the eye colour, age or sex of the donor.
Even if you wear glasses or have other eye conditions such as cataracts, you may still have healthy corneal tissue suitable for donation. All donors are checked for AIDS, hepatitis and a host of other diseases and all tissue is checked for clarity before the transplant proceeds. Corneal transplants are by far the most successful transplants performed today--a remarkable 85% of people who receive new corneas regain their sight.