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Over a month ago, Kandivli resident Ramesh Vora, 32, tore the cornea of his left eye in an accident at home. While doctors at the government-run St George Hospital extracted the foreign particles that had entered the eye, he is currently waiting for a cornea transplant to get his eyesight back. Vora, who is on a long waiting list for the transplant, is not alone. Each year, thousands of patients in the city require a transplant. However, ophthalmologists claim there is a huge gap in the demand and supply for eye donations.