KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE TOWARDS EYE DONATION IN PATIENTS ATTENDING OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF A PERIPHERAL TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF EASTERN INDIA

Damage to the cornea is the second most common cause of visual impairment and blindness which accounts for about 6–8 million of the total blind cases in the world. The majority of blinding corneal 1,2 damage in the form of trachoma affects 4.9 million individuals. Other major causes include ocular trauma, ulceration, xerophthalmia, ophthalmia neonatorum, onchocerciasis, leprosy, and use of traditional eye medicines