KARACHI: A team of ex­p­erts at the Sindh Inst­itute of Urology and Trans­p­l­antation (SIUT) successfully transplanted corneas donated by a deceased don­or to two deserving individuals, converting their grief into lasting hope.

The donor, late Sher Ali Taheem, a 17 year old student and resident of Kara­chi, was admitted to the SIUT following a severe brain hemorrhage. Despite all possible medical efforts, he remained in the intensive care unit for two days before being declared brain dead.

“Sher shared a deep and lifelong association with SIUT. At the age of eight, he underwent a kidney transplant at the institute, with his mother donating a kidney. The transplant functioned well for nearly ten years. Recently, however, he experienced graft rejection, became dialysis dependent, and was awaiting a second transplant.

“In this moment of heartbreaking loss, Sher’s family, longstanding advocates of organ donation, demonstra­ted extraordinary courage and compassion by consenting to donate his corneas. The corneal transplant procedures were suc­ces­sfully performed by the SIUT tra­n­s­plant team on Jan 7, restoring sight and hope to two patients, a 45-year-old man and a-21-year-old student,” says a press release.

Prof Adib Rizvi, SIUT Founding Director, alo­ng with the transplant team, paid rich tribute to the family’s exceptional courage and humanity. He called upon society at large to come forward and embr­ace deceased organ donation, so that many more lives may be healed and saved.

“This noble act of generosity, carried out in an hour of immense grief, stands as a powerful reminder that even in death, life can be giv­en and darkness turned into light.

Published in Dawn, January 9th, 2026