TOWARDS saving the lives of cancer patients, Nigerians
have been urged to donate their cornea after death, as it can be used to save
the lives of people who suffered from cancer of the eye.
have been urged to donate their cornea after death, as it can be used to save
the lives of people who suffered from cancer of the eye.
The call was made by the Medical Director of the Eye Bank
for Restoring Sights, Nigeria, Dr Mosunmade Faderin, who is an ophthalmologist,
during Senator Iyiola Omisore and his daughter, Areomi’s donation of N2.5
million for the treatment of two cancer patients under the auspices of the Eko
Lions Club, at the Eko Lions Club Institute, in Lagos, recently.
for Restoring Sights, Nigeria, Dr Mosunmade Faderin, who is an ophthalmologist,
during Senator Iyiola Omisore and his daughter, Areomi’s donation of N2.5
million for the treatment of two cancer patients under the auspices of the Eko
Lions Club, at the Eko Lions Club Institute, in Lagos, recently.
According to Faderin, when a person chooses to donate his
or her cornea after death, the process of removal does not in any way disfigure
the eye or the body, as the only thing that would be done was the removal of
the clear part of the eye, noting it was well worth it because such individual
would be giving someone else a chance of survival, even in death.
or her cornea after death, the process of removal does not in any way disfigure
the eye or the body, as the only thing that would be done was the removal of
the clear part of the eye, noting it was well worth it because such individual
would be giving someone else a chance of survival, even in death.
She added that thousands of eye cancer patients who died
year in year out would have survived if people were sensitised on
donating their cornea after death, adding that a legislation should be put in
place in that regard, urging Nigerians to be their brothers’ keepers.
year in year out would have survived if people were sensitised on
donating their cornea after death, adding that a legislation should be put in
place in that regard, urging Nigerians to be their brothers’ keepers.
Source: Tribune
