The eye bank was made operational at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) of RSP in April 2014, as a part of the hospital corneal retrieval programme (HCRP), RSP said in a release.
The project is being implemented in association with Drusthi Daan, an NGO eye bank, it said.
In November 2014, RSP's CEO G S Prasad presented a cheque of Rs 17,77,500 to Dr K C Padhi, Director of Drusti Daan for purchasing new equipment for the Eye Bank.