The Rajkumar effect

Fans pledge eyes, no backlog for eye donation.

Earlier around 50-60 eye donations occurred on an annual basis, but last year the figure rose to 240 donations. I call this the Rajkumar effect." Said Dr. Bhujangashetty, CEO of Narayana Nethralaya, which established the Rajkumar Eye bank, reaffirmed that people pledging their eyes at the eye bank named after the legend has multiplied by 400% after his eyes were donated.

There no longer exists a waiting list for those wishing for an eye donation. Earlier, it took around three to six months to get an eye donor. Cornea transplants are performed within a week of the registration in our hospital. Several of his fans have followed his last footsteps and responded to Rajkumar's act of gifting sight.

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