Just thought Id highlight this bit of news....RE:Corneas

[jayuk]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,, ... 75,00.html

[Alison Fisher]

If it helps persuade more people to join the organ register then great but I think I'd be a bit - for want of a better word - unsettled if I'd had a graft in the right time frame to be a possible recipient. It goes without saying how grateful I am to my donors and their families but not knowing who they are has helped me with the psychological side of the whole process.

[Gareth2]

it keeps awairness alive. good on richard and his family.

[John Smith]

Yes, it is good to see this promoted. Of all organs for transplant, fewer people tend to donate corneas for some reason.

The BBC has a story on it, too.

[Gareth2]

yes people are funny about their eyes and its only by raising awarness like the news clip. fingers crossed more will donate their corneas. when ever I tell people what I had done they say ouch and then say I could never go through that someone touching my eyes.