The Eye Bank Society Of Rajasthan (EBSR) was formed as a Registered Society under the Rajasthan Cooperative Societies Act in Feb 2002 with the object of catalysing eye donation movement in Rajasthan. A group of enlightened citizens of Jaipur comprising of retired senior civil servants and socially dedicated individuals, including housewives, committed to the cause of eye donation came together to supplement Government efforts of corneal transplantation.
EBSR continues to combat corneal blindness in Rajasthan in particular and in India in general so as to bridge the large mismatch between availability and demand for healthy corneas for the millions suffering from corneal blindness. The significant feature of this organisation has been shouldering the responsibility of counseling the families of the deceased by the members of the society in Government Hospital at Jaipur to donate their eyes . Today the organisation has the support of over 100 members at Jaipur and significant number in different chapters. A large number of well wishers are a source of our strength.
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