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"The consent form on the driver's license is more of an awareness tool though, because many times police are unable to locate a victim's billfold at the scene," Jones said. "We recommend that people let their families know ahead of time of their intentions to donate their organs."
Persons in need of donated corneal tissue can range from infants to senior citizens, Jones said. Some are born with blurred or cloudy corneas, and others may have developed severe vision problems as the result of swelling, injury, infections or chemical burns.
The Kansas Eye Bank secures eyes from donors after death and gives them to patients on its waiting list. The eye bank is in constant touch with the more than 80 other eye banks in the nation to find needed tissue
dent, homicide or suicide, Jones said. In these instances, police try to locate the victim's billfold at the scene to see whether the driver's license has a written consent for organ donation.
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The clear donor cornea is placed and then sewn into the opening. Jones said the nylon for making the stiches was comparable to a fine piece of hair.
Campus Christians are scheduled to have a fellowship meeting at 6:30 p.m. today in the Northeast Room at the Burge Union.
"Pioneer in Restructuring Wave of the Wavers," a speech by J.B. Fuqua sponsored by the School of Business, is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. today in the Southeast Conference Room at the Burge Union.
al transplantes, Jones said. The Kansas Eye Bank last year transplanted 119 eyes after retrieving 291.
If the graft is successful, the cornea can focus light onto the retina in a normal fashion. Optical signals are then channeled to the brain by the optic nerve and sight is restored, according to the information.
Last year, more than 28,000 people in the United States, ranging from 9 days to 103 years old, received corne
- "Study Abroad Comes to Wesco Beach," a study abroad informational booth, is scheduled to be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tue.
In a corneal transplant, the cloudy cornea is removed with a cylindrical cutting instrument called a trephine. Jones said the trephine was similar to a cookie cutter in that it "punches" out the defective cornea.
The trephine then cuts out the donor cornea to the identical shape of the cloudy cornea, according to information from the National Eye Institute and Eye Bank Association of America.
Jones said the eye bank used all the donated tissue it received, whether for transplantors or for teaching and research in visual restoration.
Michael Hettinger, medical director of the Kansas Eye Bank and clinical professor of ophthalmology at the Med Center, said cornea transplants had a success rate of 90 to 95 percent. A transplant is considered successful, Hettinger said, when the cornea remains clear.
- "Search, Screening and Selection," an Affirmative Action workshop, is scheduled at 10 a.m. today in 208 Strong Hall.
■ "A Report on the Families in the War Zone Along the Honduran-Nicaraguan Border," a University Forum, is scheduled at 11:40 a.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.
"Tale of O' - On Being Different,
'an Affirmative Action workshop,
is scheduled at 2 p.m. today in the Jayhawk Room at the Kansas Union.
"The Impact of World War II on American Children," a faculty development seminar, is scheduled at 3 p.m. today in the Pine Room at the Kansas Union.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. today in 3015 Learned Hall
■ A Women's Film Festival, sponsored by the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, is scheduled at 7 p.m. today in the Jayhawk Room at the Kansas Union University Heartland, "The Empire," Embry-Riddle Africa Belongs to Us" and "One Fine Day" will be shown for free.
The KU Dr. Who Appreciation Society is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. today in the Walnut Room at the Kansas Union.
Ann Kohl, a registered dietitian at Watkins Hospital, is scheduled to speak on weight control at 6 p.m. today at Oliver Hall.
The Student Senate is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. today in the Kansas Room at the Kansas Union.
- The Concert Chorale's spring concert is scheduled at 8 p.m. today in Swarthout Recital Hall at Murphy Hall.
A Women's Studies/English Department poetry reading, "Drinks and Dialogue," with Patricia Traxler, is scheduled at 8 p.m. today in the Pine Room of the Kansas Union.
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