When I was young I thought that when I donate my eyes to another person, he or she would see the same things that I did. Back in high school I learned in somebody's term paper that this is just a myth often seen in movies.
My mother works at a hospital and even though she is not in the surgery or eye department, she explained to me the real deal about donating one's eyes. She told me that living persons cannot donate eyes but she couldn't tell why.
I'll share with you a very useful page discussing about facts and myths about eye donation: http://www.eyeway.org/includes/eye-donation/eye-donation-facts-revealed-and-myths-busted
In the article, the author discusses brief facts about eye donation that involved dead people. The only part in the eye that is being transplanted to a donor is the cornea, the transparent layer in our outer eyes. I wonder why it is impossible to donate the cornea while still breathing.
Another article is from http://ophthalmology.tripod.com/eyedonation.html and it discusses the frequently asked questions during eye transplant. It clearly stressed that living persons cannot donate their eyes.
Anyway, I saw a music video a couple of years ago about a girl accidentally blinded by photo chemicals. To the guy's sympathy and love, he offered his pair of eyes to the girl, leaving him blind forever. If this were possible, it would be brutally sweet, but in reality, is it?
