• Ms. Nikku Achamma Thomas
• Mrs. Manjusha AP
• Mrs.Pooja Ashokan
• Mrs. Sofiya Riyana
• Ms.kavana

Blindness is a worldwide problem. Corneal blindness accounts for 0.9% of blindness in India. Approximately 0.12 million people are corneal blind. Restoration of their vision is possible only through transplantation. Though 45000 eyes are collected everyyear, it doesnot meet halfthe requirement.Wellinformed adolescents could be expected to enhance eye donation rates. To study the awareness and perception among the adolescents is assessed. This study was conducted in 100 adolescents. The results of the study indicate that although awareness regarding eye donation is average, there is a lack of motivation related to eye donation.

Eye donation, awareness, perception, adolescents

"A STUDY TO ASSESS THE AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF ADOLESCENTS ABOUT EYE DONATION IN SELECTED PU COLLEGES IN MANGALURU", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no.d30-d42, December-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412303.pdf

"A STUDY TO ASSESS THE AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF ADOLESCENTS ABOUT EYE DONATION IN SELECTED PU COLLEGES IN MANGALURU", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no. ppd30-d42, December-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412303.pdf