What is the time limit within which eyes can be removed after death?

4-6 hours

Eye donors can belong to any age group or sex.

People who use spectacles, or those operated for cataract, can still donate the eyes. People who are diabetic, have hypertension, asthma patients and those without communicable diseases can also donate eyes.

Eyes must be removed within 4-6 hours after death. Inform the nearest eye bank immediately.

The eye bank team will remove the eyes at the home of the deceased or at a hospital.

Eye removal takes only 10-15 minutes. It is a simple process and does not lead to any disfigurement.

Persons who were infected with or died because of AIDS, Hepatitis B or C, rabies, acute leukaemia, tetanus, cholera, meningitis or encephalitis cannot donate eyes.