Comparison of Awareness of Eye Donation among Medical and Paramedical Students

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.