People are shying away from donating their eyes because of the 'yuck factor', NHS warns

People are shying away from donating their eyes because of the 'yuck factor', NHS warns People are shying away from donating their eyes because of the 'yuck factor', the NHS has warned amid a shortage.

One in 10 organ donors opts out of donating their eyes, data from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) revealed - despite them being willing to donate their hearts, livers and kidneys.

As well as being too squeamish, families often refuse to consent to their loved ones' eyes being taken. The Daily Mail