Ashok Mahindru says, "India is home to world's largest blind population. Around 1, 20, 00, 000 people are suffering from some kind of eye problem. 80 % of them are suffering from cataract or refractive errors which are curable through a normal medical process." "Remaining 2.1 million people are suffering from acute corneal blindness that can only be eradicated through transplantation of corneas from eye donation, which must be performed with in about 6 hours of death." Added Mr. Ashok Mahindru.
Mahindru Foundation -Lighting up lives of the blind.A journey that began almost a decade back has lit up lives of thousands suffering from corneal blindness. In 2005, Y.P.Mahindru Niramaya Eye Bank and Cornea Transplant unit was set up at the Niramaya Charitable Trust, an NGO founded and run by a team of professionals.Mr. Ashok Mahindru leads these initiatives under the Mahindru Foundation and provides financial support to various NGOs in eye care.
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Ashok Mahindru says, "India is home to world's largest blind population. Around 1, 20, 00, 000 people are suffering from some kind of eye problem. 80 % of them are suffering from cataract or refractive errors which are curable through a normal medical process." "Remaining 2.1 million people are suffering from acute corneal blindness that can only be eradicated through transplantation of corneas from eye donation, which must be performed with in about 6 hours of death." Added Mr. Ashok Mahindru.
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