A Nepalese elderly patient waits for his eye patch to be removed at the Tilganga Eye Center in Kathmandu on March 26. (AP Photo)
LUMBINI, Nepal Just next to the Mayadevi temple where Buddha was born more than 2,600 years ago, hundreds of people lined up outside a makeshift hospital on a recent hazy day, hoping their fading eyesight could be restored.
A day later, these saffron-robed Buddhist monks, old farmers and housewives were able to see the world again because the nation s renowned eye surgeon Dr. Sanduk Ruit was there with his innovative and inexpensive cataract surgery that has earned him many awards.
„Der Doktor ist von Gott gesandt : Arzt in Nepal rettet Menschen vor Blindheit
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Dios de la vista : Cura cataratas a bajo costo
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