Published February 11, 2017 | Version v1
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Comparison of Awareness of Eye Donation among Medical and Paramedical Students

  • 1. Vidya Rudrappa Gadag, Post graduate student, Department of Ophthalmology, RGUHS Bangalore, India,
  • 1. #S2, 215, Kavuri Hills Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-500033, India

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Purpose: To compare the awareness of eye donation and willingness to donate eyes among medical and paramedical students.

Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional study undertaken in April 2016, among 200 first and second year medical students and 200 BSc nursing students of S Nijalingappa Medical Collage, Bagalkot. A semi-structured questionnaire was self-administered for collecting the necessary information after  getting informed consent. The questionnaire was on demographic profile, their awareness on eye donation, sources of information and willingness to donate eyes.

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