LVPEI crosses 50K cornea distribution
LVPEI crosses 50K cornea distribution Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA An eye bank at L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad, has crossed 50,000 cornea distributions. Around 61,063 corneas were distributed through LVPEI Network Eye Banks, of which 50,000 were from Ramayamma International Eye Bank (RIEB) at the institute’s Hyderabad campus. They have eye bank facilities in Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, and Vijayawada. The institute’s management said 40% of the corneas distributed in for sight-restoring corneal transplant surgeries last year were provided by their eye banks network....
Source: thehindu.com