Specific Project Priorities -- I

International Eye Bank of Lublin, Poland (District 2230) $ 48,000
Need: Specular Microscope, Computer/Printer,
Public Education Awareness Programme
Host District Governor Pavio B. Kashkadamov, R.C. Lviv, Ukraine

IFETB International Eye Bank Training Centre, Praha, Czech Republic (District 2240)
Need: Slit lamp w/Digital Camera;
Double Glass Door Refrigerator $ 24,000
Host District Governor Milan Roch,
R.C. Praha, Czech Republic

Tissue Bank of the University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic (District 2240)
Host District Governor Milan Roch, R.C. Praha, Czech Republic

International Eye Bank of Bratislava, Slovensko (District 2240)$ 27,200
Host District Governor Milan Roch, R.C. Praha, Czech Republic

Assoc Tissue Bank of Satarik Med Faculty, Kosice, Slovensko (District 2240) $ 17,200
Host District Governor Milan Roch, R.C. Praha, Czech Republic

International Eye Bank of Banska Bystrica, Slovensko (District 2240) $ 41,200
Need: Specular microscope; SlitLamp w/DigCamera Computer/Printer
Host District Governor Milan Roch, R.C. Praha, Czech Republic
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American University Medical Center Eye Bank, Beirut, Lebanon (District 2450)
Need: Specular Microscope; Copier, Fax; SlitLamp w+, Computer Autoclave; $ 55,000
Emad Abdulrahman Almoayed, R.C. Manama, Bahrain

Roud al Farog Eye Bank, Cairo, Egypt
(District 2450)
Need: Specular microscope; SlitLamp wDigCamera; Computer/Printer $ 41,200
Host District Governor Emad Abdulrahman Almoayed, R.C. Manama, Bahrain

Kaserel Aini Eye Bank, Cairo, Egypt (District 2450)
Need: Specular microscope; SlitLamp wDigCamera; Computer/Printe
$ 41,200 Host District Governor Emad Abdulrahman Almoayed, R.C. Manama, Bahrain

Chaim Shba Medical Center Eye Bank, Tel-Hashomer, Israel (District 2490) Need: Specular Microscope w/Video Printer $ 24,000
Host District Governor Benzion Naveh, R.C. Tel Aviv Yafo (East)

Rammayama Eye Bank, Hyderabad, A.P. (District 3150)
Need: Slit Lamp w/ Digital Camera attachment $ 14,000
Host District Governor Ravi Vadlamani,
R.C. Guntar, Andhra Pradesh

Medical University Eye Bank, Shanghai, China (District 3450)
H Need: Upgrade Konan Specular microscope; Computer/Printer $ 6,000
Host District Governor Johnson Chu,
R.C. Peninsula, Hong Kong

Santa Lucia International Eye Bank of Manila (District 3830)
Need: Slit Lamp w/Digital Camera; Computer/Printer;
Public Education Awareness Programme $ 42,200
Host District Governor Ernesto L. Salas,
R.C. Makan North, Metro Manila

International Eye Bank of Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Need: Vehicle; Computer & Printer;
Public Education & Awareness $ 46,200

International Eye Bank of Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) Need: Vehicle; Specular; SlitLamp+;Computer/Printer;
Public Education Awareness Programme $ 84,200
(No Rotary presence in Myanmar)

In addition, there are (5) Lions Eye Banks, for which cooperative projects are sought:
Nepal Eye Bank, Kathmandu, Nepal (District 3290)
Need: Upgrade Konan specular microscope; SlitLamp w/Digital Camera
[$ 16,600 Total Cost = $ 8,300 by each Rotary & Lions] Host District Governor Siddhartha S. Bose,
R.C. Calcutta SW, West Bengal

Zagreb, Croatia (District 1910)
Istanbul, Turkiye (District 2420)
Bangalore, India (District 3180)
Melbourne, Australia (District 9800)
Each needs a Specular Microscope
= $24,000 Total Cost = $ 12,000 by each Rotary & Lions
$3,000 Host Club/District Need
+ $3,000 Donor Club/ District need =
½ Total Cost of $12,000 each by Rotary & Lions

Eye Donation Station Establishment Projects:

Each Station needs:
$ 2,000 Donor club to support to establish
+ approximately $250 per year to sustain

** Edward A. Maumenee Eye Bank, Delhi, U.T.+, India (3010) 86+ clubs
** Rotary-Aravind Eye Bank, Madurai, T.N., India (3000) 55+
** Rotary Eye Bank C & PC , Chandigarh, U.T. +, India (3080) 73+
** International Eye Bank of Pune, Maharashtra, India (3130) 102+
** Eye Bank Coordination & Research Centre, Mumbai, India (3140) 106
** L. V. Prasad Eye Care Centres, Hyderabad & A. P., India (3150) 12+93
**Rotary Eye Bank C & PC , Chittagong, Bangladesh (3280) 9+
** Rotary Eye Bank C & PC , Dhaka, Bangladesh (3280) 31+
** Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital Eye Bank, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (3300) 15+38
** Ton Ren Eye Bank, Beijing, China [3450]
** Eye Bank of Greece & Cornea Transplantation Unit, Thessaloniki, Greece (2480) 5+29

Essential Equipment for Eye Bank Coordination & Processing Centres:
Satellite Centre Establishment Costs $ 34,000 Each
Eye Donation Statiion Establishment & Training $ 2,000 Each
Specular Microscope with Video Printer & Training $ 24,000
Slit Lamp with Digital Camera & Training $ 13,000
High Speed Copier $ 1,000* – $ 9,000*
Laminar Air Flow Hood, 6' Model $ 8,000
Laminar Air Flow Hood, 4' Model $ 7,000
Autoclave $ 4,800
Double Glass Door Ophthalmic Storage Refrigerator $ 2,000* – $ 8,000*
Computer, Monitor & Printer $ 3,200
Digital Camera with Slit Lamp Attachment $ 2,800
* Prices will vary based upon size of unit

"Eye Banking needs far more than mere money.....It needs public acceptance .... and public acceptance of the need to donate eyes at death can only come from a massive public awareness and an educational campaign to promote public support eye donation"

- Zagreb, Croatia (1910)
- Istanbul, Turkiye (2420)
- Bangalore, India (3180)
- Nepal, Katmandu (3290)
- Melbourne, Australia (9800)

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