Why You Should Donate your Cornea Before Death
The Moi teaching and Referral hospital Eldoret has implored on the Government to initiate a Bill that will provide a legal framework on how Kenyans can donate body organs before death.
According to Dr. Bett Cheruiyot an ophthalmologist at the Moi Teaching and Referral hospital, blindness is mostly caused by the corneal disease and has in the recent past affected the young generation who lack cornea replacement.
“There are many children who are not able to finish their studies since they are affected by cornea disease that leads to eye blindness, If we had a cornea bank we could easily carry out such transplants “said Dr. Cheruiyot .
Dr Cheruiyot noted the hospital was depending on imported cornea from European countries that are expensive yet their citizens are voluntarily giving them to eye banks.
He added that the corneas are of low quality since most of them are donated by the old people .
According to Dr Cheruiyot, the MTRH has carried out successful cornea transplants to around 20 patients, a majority of them children.
The Specialist emphasizes the need for the Country to open an eye bank and sensitize members of the public on the importance of donating their body organs.
“It’s better to give out your cornea to the living people to help them live a quality life other than being buried with it “Said Dr .Cheruiyot.
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