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Cataract Chronicles-25 years
As I celebrate my 25th year volunteering as an eye surgeon in Southeast Asia. I am delighted to share photos and stories about the vision challenges and the people and cultures of India, Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. - Dr. Gary Barth
Chronicle 40 - The Dean of Efficient Charity Cataract Surgery
I was extremely fortunate that my first high-volume large-eye camp was with a hybrid team of Western surgeons and skilled surgeons from the Aravind Eye Hospital system in southern India.
Aravind is readily acknowledged as the premier eye hospital in the world. My Corneal Fellowship alma mater, UCSF, regularly conducts joint research with Aravind surgeons.
"Dr. V." was the genius and compassion behind an eye hospital system that performs 700,000 free or low-cost cataract surgeries worldwide.
I photographed these plaques at the Aravind headquarters in Madurai, India.
His words speak volumes:
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