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The Odisha Eyes (Authority for Use for Therapeutic Purposes) Act, 1985

The Odisha Eyes (Authority for Use for Therapeutic Purposes) Act, 1985

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This law regulates the removal, donation, and preservation of human eyes from deceased individuals for medical and therapeutic purposes across the State of Odisha. It applies to individuals wishing to donate their eyes, their legal relatives, qualified ophthalmic practitioners, and authorities managing hospitals or prisons with unclaimed bodies. The law establishes legal procedures to honor donor wishes, grant family authorizations, and permit removal in post-mortem or unclaimed cases where no objections exist. This legislation matters because it creates an ethical framework for corneal transplants, protecting doctors acting in good faith while helping restore sight to visually impaired patients.

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  1. 1. Short title and extent.
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Authority for removal of eyes of deceased persons.
  4. 4. Removal of eyes not to be authorised in certain cases
  5. 5. Authority for removal of eyes in case or unclaimed bodies in hospital or prison.
  6. 6. Authority for removal of eyes from bodies sent for post mortem examination for medico-legal or pathological purposes
  7. 7. Preservation of eyes removed from dead bodies.
  8. 8. Savings.
  9. 9. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  10. 10. Repeal and savings
  11. 11. Power to make rules.

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