No, it’s not possible to obtain eyes & tissues from the dead person even if he had been signed the consent form and if relatives do not wish to do so. Thus it’s important to keep informed of relatives about the willingness to donate eyes & tissues by the donor.
Yes, such persons also can donate their eyes.
Yes, such persons also can donate their eyes.
Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society is providing corneas and human tissues on free of charge and does not charge money for the same.
No person can obtain an eye cornea or a human tissue without a written request made by a certified doctor.
No age limit to donate eyes. But the age limit must be less than 70 years for donation of human body tissues.
No chance to donate eyes and tissues if the dead person has infected by virus, fungus, bacteria, wounds in the body or death due to suicide, snake bite, insecticide and cancer.
No, eyes & tissues from those who have died due to Covid 19 virus or Covid 19 suspected death will not be taken.
No, there are no such payments to be made. Suppose the dead body has to be transported to the Human Tissue Bank in Colombo or any other location to obtain tissues, the transport charges being met by the society and if the dead body is required back to do the funeral arrangements, the body will be transported back to the home by the society on free of charge.
Yes, if the relatives want the dead body back for religious activities the body will be handed over back in normal condition after obtaining limited organs and if the body is not required back, then the remains will be cremated by the society.
Impossible. It’s an illegal act. The society is never obtaining eyes when the donor is alive. When alive, the only thing you can do is signing the consent form.
No. Consent forms will be provided on free of charge.
No, photocopies are not valid. Printing of consent forms should be done through the society and there is a possibility to include brief description to the consent forms at a concession price.
Contribution can be made through the cash, money orders and cheques. As the society is not appointed any representative to collect aids, your contributions may be given direct to the society.
Yes, Please visit our website eyedonation.lk and click “Online Registration” button. Fill all the details correctly and click “Submit”. Within few seconds you will receive an SMS with your donor number and your certificate will be sent to your email.