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% | ||
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| 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% | ||
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| 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% | ||