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. 2022 Feb 23;2022:5206043. doi: 10.1155/2022/5206043

Table 5.

Willingness and barriers related to eye donation.

1 Willingness of the participants to donate/pledge their eyes Willing to pledge 73 49%
Unwilling to pledge 77 51%

2 Reasons for not pledging/donation of eyes Lack of awareness 11 14%
Objection by family 48 63%
Unacceptable idea of the removal of eyes 17 22%
Will be born unsighted in the subsequent birth 1 1%

3 Barriers for eye donation Family opposition 29 38%
Affects the future 10 13%
Complicated nature of procedure 21 27%
Misuse of organs 11 14%
Affected physical appearance 1 1%
Insults human rights and dignity 5 6%