PBMA’s H.V. Desai Eye Bank started in 2005 has now moved on from mere an eye collection center to a “State of The Art” Eye Bank which is providing corneal tissues to various other Eye Banks / Eye surgeons in and around Pune and Maharashtra.

At the inception HVDEB collected just 56 corneal tissues in 2005 to currently 678 tissues in 2022. We have collected 11108 corneas till July 2023 and used 6343 corneas for transplants and today has become the highest individual cornea collection and utilization center in Maharashtra. Both Voluntary calls and HCRP (Hospital Based Cornea Retrieval program) are running parallel. Besides this we also have been running the “rural eye banking” program in Pune, Satara and Ahmednagar district. We have trained more than 25 eye bank technicians and Grief Counselors from various institute from Maharashtra, Gujrat and Madhya Pradesh.

Our Mission is to help

  • Eradicate needless corneal blindness in Maharashtra.
  • To provide excellent ‘Standard Quality Eye Banking’ services to all Corneal Surgeons of Maharashtra.
  • To make Eye Donation a Community Movement.
  • To mentor other Eye banks in Western India.

Our Achievements are Accreditation honored to HVDEB for Quality System and Eye Banking Processes by SightLife, largest Eye Bank in USA and Eye Bank Association of India. Certified Eye Bank Technicians trained from LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. Most number of collections and distribution of corneas in Pune. Dedicated Counselors trained in grief counselling from reputed agencies. Highest number of transplants in Maharashtra. Awarded by Dr. A. P. Sah memorial trophy in 2018 as Best Eye Bank of the Zone.

Exclusive Facilities

  • Structured procedure for procurement and corneal button processing with sterile precautions under laminar flow.
  • Evaluation of donor tissue by slit lamp and specular microscopy.
  • Appropriate serological screening of the donor’s blood sample.
  • Preservation in storage media.
  • A suitable patient is called upon and corneal transplantation surgery is performed as early as possible.
  • We provide 24-hour services for corneal tissue retrieval, assessment, processing and storage.
  • Reach us through a dedicated telephone line +91 98501 00200.

Ophthalmologists who specialize in Corena and are practicing in Pune and surrounding areas in Maharashtra regularly get donor corneal tissues from eye bank in our hospital. They are very satisfied with the quality of the tissues and the professional way in which the Cornea distribution system is run by the eye bank team at PBMA’s H.V.Desai Eye Hospital.

Contributors

  • Late Mr. Kumarbhai Shah, was an active social worker, who contributed greatly towards voluntary eye donations drives, wherein he was able to counsel the relatives of the deceased person for eye donation, mainly during the early years of the existence of our eye bank.
  • Mr. Harish Saxena, of the Rotary Club Pune Central, Mr. Nagpal of Lodge Burnett 3284 EC, Mr. Dinoobhai Gandhi (Reliance Drishti) and our team of advisers, which include Mr. Jitubhai Mehta and Mr. Pradeepbhai Munot are also among the major contributors to this program of promotion of eye donation.
  • Dr Shilpa Joshi - HOD, Cornea & Medical Director Eye Bank
  • Dr Snehal Ghadge – Cornea Consultant
  • Dr Pooja Andhare – Tutor
  • Mr. Satish Krupad – Eye Bank Manager
  • Mrs. Urmila Prabhune – Sr Counsellor & Co-ordinator
  • Sushant Yadav, Manisha Pandhre, Nakul Kulkarni – Eye Bank Technicians & Grief counsellors

How you could be a part of Eye Donation

  • By Sponsoring an eye transplant surgery
  • By Sponsoring consumables for Cornea collection [medium]
  • Being an eye donation ambassador by pledging and motivating others for this noble cause and making eye donation a community movement
  • By giving donations to the hospital via cheques/online transfer
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PBMA’s H V Desai Eye Hospital

S N. 93/2 Tarawade Vasti, Mohammed Wadi, Near Corianthian Club, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA 411060

Contact

For appointments call
 +91 7276185145 / 020 26974000
Call between 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Email: desaieyehospital@hvdeh.org
Helpline Number: +91 9870487488

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