Indira Goswami's eyes donated to Sankardev Nethralaya

Jnanpith award winning Assamese literatteur Indira Goswami has donated her eyes with the corneas being extracted.

Goswami had pledged to donate her eyes in 2009 and following her death on Tuesday, the corneas were extracted by a team of doctors from Sri Sankardev Nethralaya in Guwahati, its medical director Harsha Bhattacharjee said.

The doctors after initial inspection found Goswami's corneas fit for donation which will be implanted in a recipient's eyes within the next four days, he said.

There is a waiting list of 350 patients at the Sri Sankardev Nethralaya.