Introduction: Significant cause of corneal blindness in India is due to trauma and corneal ulcers.India needs 2.5lakh donated corneas every year, the country’s eye banks manage to collect onlyabout 44806, out of these only some are utilized for sight restoration as the others do not meet thestandard for transplantation. The present study aimed to evaluate the awareness regarding eyedonation among the patients and their relatives attending the outpatient department (OPD) at GoaMedical College and hospital, giving them the knowledge and thus encouraging them to pledge theireyes for donation, which is the need of the hour. Material and Methods: This study was conductedon 300 patients who attended ophthalmology OPD (outpatient department) at Goa medical collegeand hospital. This is a closed-end type of study wherein the patients who were willing to participatein the study were requested to fill the form and answer 10 questions related to the awareness of eyedonation and willingness to donate eyes. The questionnaire had the first few questions regardingbrief details about each participant followed by 10 questions which had multiple options andparticipants were requested to answer as per their choice. It was a pretested questionnaire thatincluded questions on eye donation awareness, knowledge regarding the subject, and willingness todonate eyes. All participants were well informed about the study type and written informed consentwas taken for the same. No patients were harmed during the study. Results: The results showedthat 252 (84%)among 300 patients were aware of eye donation. Awareness was maximum throughmass media and hospitals. 68% of responders were not aware that there is an eye bank in Goa.79% of responders were not aware that only cornea is removed from the donor’s eye. Only about32% of the patients were willing to donate their eyes.