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UglyGreed

(7,661 posts)
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 02:13 PM Dec 2014

Sight for sore eyes: 'Maverick' doctor who restored the vision of 100,000 people

CNN) -- It takes Sanduk Ruit about five minutes to change someone's life.

In that time, the Nepalese doctor can make a small incision in his patient's eye, remove the cloudy cataract impairing her vision and replace it with an inexpensive artificial lens.

"Some of our younger surgeons even do it faster than that," Ruit told CNN.

For many patients, it's the first time they've seen in years, if not decades.


http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/14/world/asia/nepal-eye-doctor/index.html?eref=edition

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Sight for sore eyes: 'Maverick' doctor who restored the vision of 100,000 people (Original Post) UglyGreed Dec 2014 OP
Beautiful Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #1
Amazing LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #2
rec & kick MerryBlooms Dec 2014 #3
K&R Grey Dec 2014 #4
My heros are selfless people like Doctor Ruit project_bluebook Dec 2014 #5
Mine too, along with Partners in Health and Paul Farmer.. mountain grammy Dec 2014 #6
He and Dr. Geoffrey Tabin founded the Himalayan Cataract Project closeupready Dec 2014 #7
GREAT thread here and Bigmack Dec 2014 #8
A true healer, I love him for this! freshwest Dec 2014 #9
The good people of this world UglyGreed Dec 2014 #10
 

project_bluebook

(411 posts)
5. My heros are selfless people like Doctor Ruit
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 04:36 PM
Dec 2014

and Doctors Without Borders. They give so much and ask for so little in return.

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
7. He and Dr. Geoffrey Tabin founded the Himalayan Cataract Project
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 04:46 PM
Dec 2014

many years ago, and in my better years, they are always at the top of my list of NGO's to which I give. The work they do is just incredible. In my own travels to less developed places, I've encountered people - some quite young and in their prime - with noticeable cataracts in their eyes - I just assume for whatever reason, the resources to treat them are just not there. These are the kinds of people they help, and giving is one way to help people in that circumstance.

Thanks for the thread.

And by the way, as I recall, almost 95% of revenues raised for this NGO go directly to program services - and I don't think either Tabin or Ruit take a salary for this work.

UglyGreed

(7,661 posts)
10. The good people of this world
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 06:25 AM
Dec 2014

need to be noticed and appreciated. I myself tend to focus on the bad that goes on in this world, stories like this reminds me there is still good people willing to help those who can not help themselves.

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