அதிகாரப்பூர்வ மொழிபெயர்ப்புDepartment of Government Printing-இலிருந்து, மாற்றமின்றி
The objects of the Trust shall be to –
(a)
alleviate blindness from Sri Lanka and prevent and control of avoidable blindness in Sri Lanka;
(b)
function as the National Eye Tissue Bank of
Sri Lanka;
(c)
harvest, process and distribute corneas and other tissues required for ophthalmic surgery, research and education while adhering to medical and quality standards and ethics as shall be prescribed by regulations, relating to harvesting and transplantation of corneal tissues and use of other tissues required for ophthalmic surgery;
(d)
enhance public awareness in respect of the benefits and values of donation of corneal tissues and other tissues required for ophthalmic surgery;
(e)
train Tissue Coordinators to harvest corneal tissues and other tissues required for ophthalmic surgery;
(f)
provide free of charge, corneal tissues and other tissues required for ophthalmic surgery to
Government Hospitals for transplantations; and
(g)
provide corneal tissues and other tissues required for ophthalmic surgery which are in excess to other countries and recover from them the processing cost as may be prescribed:
Provided however, in providing corneal and other tissues in terms of this paragraph, priority shall be given, in all instances, to requests made by
Goverment hospitals and Sri Lankan citizens.
National Eye Bank Trust of
Part II
The Board of the National Eye Bank Trust of Sri Lanka