(Israel Hayom) Yehuda Shlezinger - Former President Shimon Peres, a lifelong advocate for organ donation, requested to donate his corneas, his family said. Corneas from donors over age 80 are used in emergency transplants to stabilize patients in dire need, providing more time to find a better match, and are also useful in glaucoma surgeries. Dvora Sherer, a spokeswoman for the National Transplant and Organ Donation Center, said, "During his last year as president, he held a touching ceremony to honor families of those who donated organs and saved lives. Shimon stood in front of the families, showed everyone his Adi [organ donor] card, and praised the noble deed of donating organs."
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