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  • Dr Sanduk Ruit who pioneered sutureless cataract surgery
    Stitch-free surgery puts Nepal on the map

    Dr Sanduk Ruit, a longtime friend and colleague of Fred Hollows, has been hailed for exporting stitch-free eye surgery to the world, at a ceremony in Singapore.

  • Photo: Sasha Woolley
    Aboriginal cooking show promotes better nutrition

    A new cooking show created by the Indigenous community of Wugularr, in the Northern Territory, aims to encourage healthy eating habits.

  • Ophthalmologists like Dr Tran Minh Phuong, who is trained to carry out cataract surgery on children, are in short supply in Vietnam.  Photo: Brendan Esposito/SMH
    Training more doctors in Vietnam

    A new project in Vietnam will help address a shortage of eye doctors in the north and central regions of the country and provide treatment to patients unable to afford surgery.

Professor Fred Hollows examining the eye of seven year old Tran Van Giap at the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) in Hanoi (Vietnam) in 1992. Photo courtesy of www.michaelamendolia.com.
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