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Brushing up.

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Himalayan Cataract Project
Alamata, Ethiopia

He lost his left eye to trauma many decades ago.  He had been living in darkness the last 20 years because of an advanced cataract in his right eye. We were able to successfully remove the cataract in his right eye. This is a photo of him right after we took the patch off of his eye.  Tears of joy run down his face after being able to see clearly for the first time in decades.

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Himalayan Cataract Project
Alamata, Ethiopia

This never gets old. This was a patient during one of our surgical campaigns in Ethiopia. Leading her into and out of the operating room showed us that she had accepted her fate and came to terms with the fact that she might live out the rest of her days blind. Despite her saying “I’m fine”, it was clear that she was not. But she is now, thanks to the amazing group of individuals at Quiha Hospital and the support of the Himalayan Cataract Project. Continuing down the line of patients, I could see her through the corner of my eye slowly continuing to bow and back forth as she whispered “five…I saw five fingers”. The end of the video shows a fraction of our patients who had surgery and can finally see well again, ululating out of joy. The book, Second Suns, is written about the Himalayan Cataract Project and described the moment perfectly: “Her cry was contagious. As the doctors moved down the line, dozens of other women who’d regained their sight stood and added their voices to the trilling chorus. Sometime in my life I may hear a sound that expresses joy more purely. But I can’t imagine when.” There are millions of our fellow human beings like her out there waiting for their chance to see again. Please help spread awareness and contribute to this amazing cause.

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Quiha Hospital
Mekele, Ethiopia

A blind man is being led into our exam room by his relative. 

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While in Haiti, the CAGO team attended the Haitian Society of Ophthalmology meeting in Port au Prince where we were able to hear some teaching provided by local ophthalmologists. Several non-Haitian ophthalmologists were also invited to provide insight into new and interesting topics in the field of eye care including our very own Brad Feldman and Dan Alter, a retina specialist from Illinois. 

Left to right: Anshu Chandra, OD; Regine Edouard, MD; Dan Alter, MD; Brad Feldman, MD; Brent Finklea, MD

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Tiny Fires

Put out so many tiny fires today, mostly under the radar, all of which will fade and be forgotten - and so they should be.

Set up a practice station for IV pumps because… shock, we don’t really use pumps in ophthalmology. But people practiced and toyed around with them which made me happy.

Wrote a Learning Map for our unit. 👍