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眼睛銀行 Eye Bank

自1995年以來(lái)，博拉和桑查在尼泊爾一所醫(yī)院工作，致力于用捐贈(zèng)的角膜幫助盲人重見(jiàn)光明。這項(xiàng)眼角膜捐助計(jì)劃在尼泊爾當(dāng)?shù)剡€備受爭(zhēng)議，盡管當(dāng)?shù)卣秃蜕鐣?huì)名流都很支持這一計(jì)劃并承諾死后也將捐獻(xiàn)各自的眼角膜。當(dāng)?shù)刈诮毯蜕鐣?huì)文化阻礙著這一計(jì)劃的進(jìn)行。可是，每年捐贈(zèng)人和成功手術(shù)的數(shù)量還是在輕微的上升中。如何教育當(dāng)?shù)乩习傩找庾R(shí)到這一計(jì)劃可以給更多人帶來(lái)光明是當(dāng)務(wù)之急，畢竟當(dāng)?shù)乩习傩詹攀沁@一計(jì)劃的最大受益者。

2010年7月25日中午12點(diǎn)11分，桑查將取出的角膜放入藥液中進(jìn)行保存。然后他將火速趕回醫(yī)院檢查這對(duì)角膜并找到第二天手術(shù)的受體。捐獻(xiàn)者的家人和朋友一直圍在桑查的身邊，看著他完成整場(chǎng)手術(shù)。在桑查離開(kāi)后，他們舉行了簡(jiǎn)短的火化儀式。

7/25/2010 12:11 PM：Sankha Narayan Twyana, the Tilganga Eye Bank manager, places the extracted cornea into a preserving liquid. He will then rush back to the hospital to examine both corneas and to find a recipient who will come for the surgery the following day. Family and friends gather around Twyana as he completes the procedure. They start the cremation ceremonies shortly after his departure.