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conjunction witn tne eye Dame, The station in turn sends ar ophthalmologist to wherever the deceased has been taken, and removes the eyes. Hudgins points out that plastic eyeballs are then substitutec and the result is so perfeci that it is not apparent thai the original eyes have beer removed.
At this point the eye6 art taken to the substation, packaged in a refrigerated container and sent to the Richmond Eye Bank. They may be delivered by plane, car or other conveyance with state police often participating in emergency runs. Aft$f arriyal.at the eye bank, the eyed' bri efer go 'a r a p i d series of checks taking a matter of minutes. Then, if found suitable, the eye tissue Is delivered to a waiting ophthalmologist who may be in Virginia, California or even outside this country. When received, the corneas or scleral tissue may be removed and used immediately in a transplant operation. If all this can be accomplished in 48 hours, the race against time is won, but there are not enough of these races, Hudgins asserts, and many blind people who could be given vision are remaining sight
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