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Research Paper | Ophthalmology | India | Volume 13 Issue 5, May 2024 | Rating: 5.4 / 10

Knowledge and Attitude towards Eye Donation among Undergraduate Medical Students

Tanvi Patil ^[2] | Lokesh H M ^[2] | Saipreethi Gundareddy ^[2] | Siddhi Kondvilkar ^[2] | Safa S Razi ^[2]

Abstract: Knowledge, awareness, and attitude towards eye donation among undergraduate students Aim & objectives: To evaluate eye donation knowledge, awareness and attitude among medical undergraduate students Materials and methods: Cross sectional survey was undertaken among 267 medical students. A pretested semi structured questionnaire on eye donation was given to students after getting informed consent. The data was entered in an excel sheet and analysed using SPSS software Results: 99.3% of the medical students surveyed were aware about eye donation. Awareness that any person irrespective of age can donate eyes was 43.4% only.83.9% believed eye donation can cure all types of blindness. Only 79%were aware that cornea is the part of eye used for transplantation.60.3% were willing to donate their eyes but only 30% knew where to apply Conclusion: The knowledge level regarding eye donation appeared to be unsatisfactory. More attempts to impart that knowledge to our future doctors need to be taken, to further spread awareness to general population and boost eye donation rates.

Keywords: Attitude, Eye donation, Knowledge, Medical students, Transplantation

Edition: Volume 13 Issue 5, May 2024,

Pages: 256 - 259