batali go wrong yep depressed hunched and twisted in a small wooden smokey hut
and twisted in a small wooden smokey hut
and twisted in a small wooden smokey hut at 10,000 feet near faff Luna Paul
outside sword spectacular snow mountains
outside sword spectacular snow mountains but she haven’t seen them in five years
but she haven’t seen them in five years
but she haven’t seen them in five years outside children were playing and
outside children were playing and
outside children were playing and laughing but she had never seen them
laughing but she had never seen them
laughing but she had never seen them she sat depressed and waited to die then
she sat depressed and waited to die then
she sat depressed and waited to die then her husband not being heard about my
her husband not being heard about my
her husband not being heard about my clinic that was taking place at a
clinic that was taking place at a
clinic that was taking place at a hospital two days walk from their home
hospital two days walk from their home
hospital two days walk from their home so he took his emaciated wife put it in
so he took his emaciated wife put it in
so he took his emaciated wife put it in a wicker basket put her on a chump line
a wicker basket put her on a chump line
a wicker basket put her on a chump line on his back and carried her for 34 miles
on his back and carried her for 34 miles
on his back and carried her for 34 miles over steep rocky trails when I met
over steep rocky trails when I met
over steep rocky trails when I met fatality I was really surprised to see
fatality I was really surprised to see
fatality I was really surprised to see that her age was listed as 56
that her age was listed as 56
that her age was listed as 56 she looked decades older but the next
she looked decades older but the next
she looked decades older but the next day when we took the patches off
day when we took the patches off
day when we took the patches off it was amazing there was this moment of
it was amazing there was this moment of
it was amazing there was this moment of wonderment she looked around trying to
wonderment she looked around trying to
wonderment she looked around trying to see what was happening and then a smile
see what was happening and then a smile
see what was happening and then a smile is bright and broad as the Himalayan
is bright and broad as the Himalayan
is bright and broad as the Himalayan ranges just spread across her face she
ranges just spread across her face she
ranges just spread across her face she saw a grandchild for the first time
saw a grandchild for the first time
saw a grandchild for the first time tears were streaming down her face her
tears were streaming down her face her
tears were streaming down her face her husband not-being started dancing
husband not-being started dancing
husband not-being started dancing spontaneously within an hour she was
spontaneously within an hour she was
spontaneously within an hour she was walking erect and straighter and excited
walking erect and straighter and excited
walking erect and straighter and excited to walk home the next day and resume
to walk home the next day and resume
to walk home the next day and resume taking care of her family in our world
taking care of her family in our world
taking care of her family in our world but she everyone please close your eyes
but she everyone please close your eyes
but she everyone please close your eyes for a moment everybody close your eyes
for a moment everybody close your eyes
for a moment everybody close your eyes tightly and think about what your world
tightly and think about what your world
tightly and think about what your world would be like if you were totally blind
would be like if you were totally blind
would be like if you were totally blind would you be able to leave this theater
would you be able to leave this theater
would you be able to leave this theater in an emergency what if you had to go to
in an emergency what if you had to go to
in an emergency what if you had to go to the toilet now consider if you lived in
the toilet now consider if you lived in
the toilet now consider if you lived in a place where there were no indoor
a place where there were no indoor
a place where there were no indoor plumbing there were no roads for 14
plumbing there were no roads for 14
plumbing there were no roads for 14 million people more than the population
million people more than the population
million people more than the population of Canada this is their fate they’re
of Canada this is their fate they’re
of Canada this is their fate they’re blind unable to perform the tasks of
blind unable to perform the tasks of
blind unable to perform the tasks of daily living 90% of those visually
daily living 90% of those visually
daily living 90% of those visually impaired people live in low-income
impaired people live in low-income
impaired people live in low-income settings 80% of the blindness on our
settings 80% of the blindness on our
settings 80% of the blindness on our planet four out of five blind people it
planet four out of five blind people it
planet four out of five blind people it could have been prevented or we can
could have been prevented or we can
could have been prevented or we can treat it half of the blindness on our
treat it half of the blindness on our
treat it half of the blindness on our planet twenty million people are from
planet twenty million people are from
planet twenty million people are from treatable cataracts okay open your eyes
treatable cataracts okay open your eyes
treatable cataracts okay open your eyes a great transition think and consider
a great transition think and consider
a great transition think and consider that there’s a surgery than in ten
that there’s a surgery than in ten
that there’s a surgery than in ten minutes for $25 can restore your sight
minutes for $25 can restore your sight
minutes for $25 can restore your sight people say it’s impossible but we have
people say it’s impossible but we have
people say it’s impossible but we have to dare the impossible impossible starts
to dare the impossible impossible starts
to dare the impossible impossible starts with the first step and we need to
with the first step and we need to
with the first step and we need to create a brave new world where no one on
create a brave new world where no one on
create a brave new world where no one on our planet is needlessly blind now what
our planet is needlessly blind now what
our planet is needlessly blind now what you’re looking at now is the east face
you’re looking at now is the east face
you’re looking at now is the east face of Mount Everest in 1983 when we set out
of Mount Everest in 1983 when we set out
of Mount Everest in 1983 when we set out to climb and make the first ascent of
to climb and make the first ascent of
to climb and make the first ascent of the east face of Mount Everest people
the east face of Mount Everest people
the east face of Mount Everest people said it was impossible the lower head
said it was impossible the lower head
said it was impossible the lower head while you’re looking at is 5600 feet
while you’re looking at is 5600 feet
while you’re looking at is 5600 feet more than a vertical mile with technical
more than a vertical mile with technical
more than a vertical mile with technical climbing similar to climbing El Capitan
climbing similar to climbing El Capitan
climbing similar to climbing El Capitan and vertical ice and we were climbing
and vertical ice and we were climbing
and vertical ice and we were climbing from Tibet where at the time logistics
from Tibet where at the time logistics
from Tibet where at the time logistics were very difficult and we had no native
were very difficult and we had no native
were very difficult and we had no native support on the mountain whatsoever so
support on the mountain whatsoever so
support on the mountain whatsoever so how do you dare the impossible well
how do you dare the impossible well
how do you dare the impossible well first you have to put in the background
first you have to put in the background
first you have to put in the background the training and develop the skills but
the training and develop the skills but
the training and develop the skills but you still have to have the passion and
you still have to have the passion and
you still have to have the passion and belief that you can do it impossible
belief that you can do it impossible
belief that you can do it impossible does start with the first step there may
does start with the first step there may
does start with the first step there may have been better individual climbers in
have been better individual climbers in
have been better individual climbers in 1983 but there could not have been a
1983 but there could not have been a
1983 but there could not have been a better team than myself my 11 teammates
better team than myself my 11 teammates
better team than myself my 11 teammates who really believed we could make the
who really believed we could make the
who really believed we could make the first ascent of the East face of Mount
first ascent of the East face of Mount
first ascent of the East face of Mount Everest and on October 8 1983 we did
Everest and on October 8 1983 we did
Everest and on October 8 1983 we did reach the summit of Mount Everest and
reach the summit of Mount Everest and
reach the summit of Mount Everest and our route now 34 years later still has
our route now 34 years later still has
our route now 34 years later still has never been repeated so what does this
never been repeated so what does this
never been repeated so what does this have to do with world blindness well
have to do with world blindness well
have to do with world blindness well traveling and climbing in Asia and
traveling and climbing in Asia and
traveling and climbing in Asia and Africa allowed me to witness firsthand
Africa allowed me to witness firsthand
Africa allowed me to witness firsthand the effects of extreme poverty on health
the effects of extreme poverty on health
the effects of extreme poverty on health and the difficulty of life and the
and the difficulty of life and the
and the difficulty of life and the disparity in access to health care
disparity in access to health care
disparity in access to health care so by the time I matriculated at Harvard
so by the time I matriculated at Harvard
so by the time I matriculated at Harvard Medical School I already knew I wanted
Medical School I already knew I wanted
Medical School I already knew I wanted to do something in global health it also
to do something in global health it also
to do something in global health it also gave me the opportunity to meet Sir
gave me the opportunity to meet Sir
gave me the opportunity to meet Sir Edmund Hillary who walked into our
Edmund Hillary who walked into our
Edmund Hillary who walked into our Basecamp in 1983 Sir Edmund who’s been a
Basecamp in 1983 Sir Edmund who’s been a
Basecamp in 1983 Sir Edmund who’s been a hero of mine not just for his climbing
hero of mine not just for his climbing
hero of mine not just for his climbing exploration and what he’s accomplished
exploration and what he’s accomplished
exploration and what he’s accomplished in the mountaineering realm but for what
in the mountaineering realm but for what
in the mountaineering realm but for what he’s given back
he’s given back
he’s given back he built schools he built hospitals when
he built schools he built hospitals when
he built schools he built hospitals when I finished medical school I had the
I finished medical school I had the
I finished medical school I had the privilege of working as a doctor at one
privilege of working as a doctor at one
privilege of working as a doctor at one of the hospitals he built in the hills
of the hospitals he built in the hills
of the hospitals he built in the hills of Nepal and much of it was very
of Nepal and much of it was very
of Nepal and much of it was very frustrating there were a lot of things
frustrating there were a lot of things
frustrating there were a lot of things an individual doctor couldn’t do we had
an individual doctor couldn’t do we had
an individual doctor couldn’t do we had a lot of problems that were really the
a lot of problems that were really the
a lot of problems that were really the result of public health poor access to
result of public health poor access to
result of public health poor access to water
water
water I saw a ciated children come in and die
I saw a ciated children come in and die
I saw a ciated children come in and die from diarrhea and pneumonia and things
from diarrhea and pneumonia and things
from diarrhea and pneumonia and things that could be so easily treated in
that could be so easily treated in
that could be so easily treated in America I also saw the devastation of
America I also saw the devastation of
America I also saw the devastation of blindness it was just accepted at that
blindness it was just accepted at that
blindness it was just accepted at that time in Nepal that you get old your hair
time in Nepal that you get old your hair
time in Nepal that you get old your hair turns white your eye turns white and
turns white your eye turns white and
turns white your eye turns white and then you die once you go blind in the
then you die once you go blind in the
then you die once you go blind in the developing world the life expectancy is
developing world the life expectancy is
developing world the life expectancy is 1/3 that of agent helps match peers and
1/3 that of agent helps match peers and
1/3 that of agent helps match peers and for blind children the fade is worse but
for blind children the fade is worse but
for blind children the fade is worse but this devastation of blindness extends
this devastation of blindness extends
this devastation of blindness extends beyond the individual to the family and
beyond the individual to the family and
beyond the individual to the family and to the whole community
to the whole community
to the whole community blindness perpetuates poverty and in
blindness perpetuates poverty and in
blindness perpetuates poverty and in turn poverty really magnifies the
turn poverty really magnifies the
turn poverty really magnifies the devastation of blindness it takes an
devastation of blindness it takes an
devastation of blindness it takes an able-bodied person out of the workforce
able-bodied person out of the workforce
able-bodied person out of the workforce to care for the blind person or a child
to care for the blind person or a child
to care for the blind person or a child like this one who will never be able to
like this one who will never be able to
like this one who will never be able to go to school because he has to take care
go to school because he has to take care
go to school because he has to take care of his blind father several studies have
of his blind father several studies have
of his blind father several studies have shown that the economic impact of sight
shown that the economic impact of sight
shown that the economic impact of sight restoration in the developing world
restoration in the developing world
restoration in the developing world returns four dollars to the economy for
returns four dollars to the economy for
returns four dollars to the economy for every $1 spent and that doesn’t even
every $1 spent and that doesn’t even
every $1 spent and that doesn’t even include the indirect cost such as the
include the indirect cost such as the
include the indirect cost such as the lifetime earnings of this boy if you
lifetime earnings of this boy if you
lifetime earnings of this boy if you were able to go to school or what potala
were able to go to school or what potala
were able to go to school or what potala can contribute back to her family with
can contribute back to her family with
can contribute back to her family with childcare and cooking and I was so
childcare and cooking and I was so
childcare and cooking and I was so excited seeing the miracle
excited seeing the miracle
excited seeing the miracle of cataract surgery not just restoring
of cataract surgery not just restoring
of cataract surgery not just restoring sight but restoring life then I came
sight but restoring life then I came
sight but restoring life then I came back to the states and I trained as an
back to the states and I trained as an
back to the states and I trained as an ophthalmologist I then did an advanced
ophthalmologist I then did an advanced
ophthalmologist I then did an advanced fellowship and corneal transplantation
fellowship and corneal transplantation
fellowship and corneal transplantation and advanced cataract surgery in
and advanced cataract surgery in
and advanced cataract surgery in Australia and then went to Nepal to work
Australia and then went to Nepal to work
Australia and then went to Nepal to work with this man dr. sondik Ruiz that
with this man dr. sondik Ruiz that
with this man dr. sondik Ruiz that really it’s an amazing man who grew up
really it’s an amazing man who grew up
really it’s an amazing man who grew up in one of these remote hill villages in
in one of these remote hill villages in
in one of these remote hill villages in Nepal four days walk from the nearest
Nepal four days walk from the nearest
Nepal four days walk from the nearest road no electricity no running water no
road no electricity no running water no
road no electricity no running water no schools at age eight his father walked
schools at age eight his father walked
schools at age eight his father walked him for 11 days and left him at a Jesuit
him for 11 days and left him at a Jesuit
him for 11 days and left him at a Jesuit school outside of Darjeeling India and
school outside of Darjeeling India and
school outside of Darjeeling India and from this background relief rose to earn
from this background relief rose to earn
from this background relief rose to earn scholarships at the best medical
scholarships at the best medical
scholarships at the best medical institutions in India he trained as an
institutions in India he trained as an
institutions in India he trained as an ophthalmologist at the All India
ophthalmologist at the All India
ophthalmologist at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi
Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi
Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi then went on to advance fellowships
then went on to advance fellowships
then went on to advance fellowships first in the Netherlands and then in
first in the Netherlands and then in
first in the Netherlands and then in Australia and he returned to Nepal with
Australia and he returned to Nepal with
Australia and he returned to Nepal with a full understanding of state-of-the-art
a full understanding of state-of-the-art
a full understanding of state-of-the-art Western eye care and began thinking of
Western eye care and began thinking of
Western eye care and began thinking of how he could bring this top quality care
how he could bring this top quality care
how he could bring this top quality care to the poorest citizens of Nepal at a
to the poorest citizens of Nepal at a
to the poorest citizens of Nepal at a cost that was affordable one initial
cost that was affordable one initial
cost that was affordable one initial obstacle was the lens implant in modern
obstacle was the lens implant in modern
obstacle was the lens implant in modern cataract surgery what a cataract is it’s
cataract surgery what a cataract is it’s
cataract surgery what a cataract is it’s a clouding of the proteins in the
a clouding of the proteins in the
a clouding of the proteins in the crystalline lens of the eye and in
crystalline lens of the eye and in
crystalline lens of the eye and in modern cataract surgery which is the
modern cataract surgery which is the
modern cataract surgery which is the most common surgery performed in America
most common surgery performed in America
most common surgery performed in America and it’s such a great surgery when soon
and it’s such a great surgery when soon
and it’s such a great surgery when soon as people start having trouble driving
as people start having trouble driving
as people start having trouble driving at night in America they get their
at night in America they get their
at night in America they get their cataract fixed you know a little bit of
cataract fixed you know a little bit of
cataract fixed you know a little bit of blur in one eye next to the other I get
blur in one eye next to the other I get
blur in one eye next to the other I get my cataracts fixed but in Nepal there
my cataracts fixed but in Nepal there
my cataracts fixed but in Nepal there were no lens implants what we doing
were no lens implants what we doing
were no lens implants what we doing surgeries we make a small self-sealing
surgeries we make a small self-sealing
surgeries we make a small self-sealing incision in the eye wall take out all of
incision in the eye wall take out all of
incision in the eye wall take out all of the clouded bits of the protein and then
the clouded bits of the protein and then
the clouded bits of the protein and then replace it with a customized lens
replace it with a customized lens
replace it with a customized lens implant that gives perfect focus but
implant that gives perfect focus but
implant that gives perfect focus but when dr. Murray returned to Nepal the
when dr. Murray returned to Nepal the
when dr. Murray returned to Nepal the least expensive lens implant on the
least expensive lens implant on the
least expensive lens implant on the world market was $200 that’s more than
world market was $200 that’s more than
world market was $200 that’s more than the average yearly income of a Nepali
the average yearly income of a Nepali
the average yearly income of a Nepali citizen and absolutely prohibitive so
citizen and absolutely prohibitive so
citizen and absolutely prohibitive so the only surgery
the only surgery
the only surgery people in Nepal are getting was a very
people in Nepal are getting was a very
people in Nepal are getting was a very crude operation that was done in the
crude operation that was done in the
crude operation that was done in the 1890s in the West where you basically
1890s in the West where you basically
1890s in the West where you basically fillet the eye in half take the whole
fillet the eye in half take the whole
fillet the eye in half take the whole lens out and if the eye survives the
lens out and if the eye survives the
lens out and if the eye survives the surgery you get these thick coke bottle
surgery you get these thick coke bottle
surgery you get these thick coke bottle light glasses that even in the best of
light glasses that even in the best of
light glasses that even in the best of cases gives a distorted vision ruies
cases gives a distorted vision ruies
cases gives a distorted vision ruies felt this was unacceptable that everyone
felt this was unacceptable that everyone
felt this was unacceptable that everyone deserves the same best surgery whether
deserves the same best surgery whether
deserves the same best surgery whether they can pay or not and he went to his
they can pay or not and he went to his
they can pay or not and he went to his australian mentor professor Fred Hollows
australian mentor professor Fred Hollows
australian mentor professor Fred Hollows and together they raised the fonts and
and together they raised the fonts and
and together they raised the fonts and started the first low-cost lens Factory
started the first low-cost lens Factory
started the first low-cost lens Factory in Kathmandu and these lenses
in Kathmandu and these lenses
in Kathmandu and these lenses manufactured in Kathmandu are exactly
manufactured in Kathmandu are exactly
manufactured in Kathmandu are exactly the same quality as what I implant in my
the same quality as what I implant in my
the same quality as what I implant in my $3,000 cataract surgery here in the
$3,000 cataract surgery here in the
$3,000 cataract surgery here in the states but they cost four dollars and
states but they cost four dollars and
states but they cost four dollars and this instantly brought the price of the
this instantly brought the price of the
this instantly brought the price of the material cost of a cataract surgery down
material cost of a cataract surgery down
material cost of a cataract surgery down under $25 dr. Ruiz he developed a system
under $25 dr. Ruiz he developed a system
under $25 dr. Ruiz he developed a system where no one does anything that anyone
where no one does anything that anyone
where no one does anything that anyone with lesser skills can do and began
with lesser skills can do and began
with lesser skills can do and began training doctors nurses and technicians
training doctors nurses and technicians
training doctors nurses and technicians and I went on a first outreach cataract
and I went on a first outreach cataract
and I went on a first outreach cataract program with dr. Ruiz and it was a
program with dr. Ruiz and it was a
program with dr. Ruiz and it was a little schoolroom that his his team had
little schoolroom that his his team had
little schoolroom that his his team had set up at 10,000 feet and sterilized and
set up at 10,000 feet and sterilized and
set up at 10,000 feet and sterilized and for three days we worked side by side
for three days we worked side by side
for three days we worked side by side and we did 224 sight restoring cataract
and we did 224 sight restoring cataract
and we did 224 sight restoring cataract surgeries which sounds semi impressive
surgeries which sounds semi impressive
surgeries which sounds semi impressive until you get the breakdown that dr.
until you get the breakdown that dr.
until you get the breakdown that dr. really did 201 surgeries while I did 23
really did 201 surgeries while I did 23
really did 201 surgeries while I did 23 and what was more I had to call dr. rue
and what was more I had to call dr. rue
and what was more I had to call dr. rue lead over to my table ten times out of
lead over to my table ten times out of
lead over to my table ten times out of my 23 cases for help I just wasn’t used
my 23 cases for help I just wasn’t used
my 23 cases for help I just wasn’t used to operating on these advanced cataracts
to operating on these advanced cataracts
to operating on these advanced cataracts the system he had developed for this
the system he had developed for this
the system he had developed for this outreach with particular attention to
outreach with particular attention to
outreach with particular attention to detail of sterilization has the same
detail of sterilization has the same
detail of sterilization has the same complication rate that we have in the
complication rate that we have in the
complication rate that we have in the West and the results were just
West and the results were just
West and the results were just incredible 224 families and the joy is
incredible 224 families and the joy is
incredible 224 families and the joy is just indescribable I still get such a
just indescribable I still get such a
just indescribable I still get such a kick out of the day after surgery taking
kick out of the day after surgery taking
kick out of the day after surgery taking off the patches and the way people look
off the patches and the way people look
off the patches and the way people look in wonderment
in wonderment
in wonderment the smiles and the joy not just of the
the smiles and the joy not just of the
the smiles and the joy not just of the individual but also their whole family
individual but also their whole family
individual but also their whole family so we began teaching dr. Reid’s method
so we began teaching dr. Reid’s method
so we began teaching dr. Reid’s method of cataract surgery and delivery
of cataract surgery and delivery
of cataract surgery and delivery we trained ophthalmologists to do better
we trained ophthalmologists to do better
we trained ophthalmologists to do better cataract surgery but we also trained
cataract surgery but we also trained
cataract surgery but we also trained nurses in a one-year program after
nurses in a one-year program after
nurses in a one-year program after nursing school to be up thalmic nurses
nursing school to be up thalmic nurses
nursing school to be up thalmic nurses ophthalmic technicians in a three year
ophthalmic technicians in a three year
ophthalmic technicians in a three year program after twelfth grade then we
program after twelfth grade then we
program after twelfth grade then we started taking some of our best young
started taking some of our best young
started taking some of our best young ophthalmologists and sending them to
ophthalmologists and sending them to
ophthalmologists and sending them to Australia or America for subspecialty
Australia or America for subspecialty
Australia or America for subspecialty training and then we started a full
training and then we started a full
training and then we started a full world-class ophthalmology residency
world-class ophthalmology residency
world-class ophthalmology residency program in places that were too remote
program in places that were too remote
program in places that were too remote to have a doctor we started primary eye
to have a doctor we started primary eye
to have a doctor we started primary eye care centers staffed by nurses and
care centers staffed by nurses and
care centers staffed by nurses and technicians we started a full
technicians we started a full
technicians we started a full world-class Institute of Ophthalmology
world-class Institute of Ophthalmology
world-class Institute of Ophthalmology and Kathmandu for training and we began
and Kathmandu for training and we began
and Kathmandu for training and we began teaching more widely dr. Reid also
teaching more widely dr. Reid also
teaching more widely dr. Reid also developed a cost recovery system where
developed a cost recovery system where
developed a cost recovery system where the elite who pay for their surgery
the elite who pay for their surgery
the elite who pay for their surgery cross-subsidize and provides for the
cross-subsidize and provides for the
cross-subsidize and provides for the free care for the poor and by engaging
free care for the poor and by engaging
free care for the poor and by engaging the powerful we were able to provide
the powerful we were able to provide
the powerful we were able to provide great care to the powerless and we did
great care to the powerless and we did
great care to the powerless and we did begin reaching the poorest of the poor
begin reaching the poorest of the poor
begin reaching the poorest of the poor and we began spreading into Bhutan Tibet
and we began spreading into Bhutan Tibet
and we began spreading into Bhutan Tibet and into Africa and began teaching in
and into Africa and began teaching in
and into Africa and began teaching in Ghana and Ethiopia and the thing that
Ghana and Ethiopia and the thing that
Ghana and Ethiopia and the thing that really drove and drives our whole
really drove and drives our whole
really drove and drives our whole program is quality because quality is
program is quality because quality is
program is quality because quality is what drives demand even in the poorest
what drives demand even in the poorest
what drives demand even in the poorest of the poor and we’re going beyond just
of the poor and we’re going beyond just
of the poor and we’re going beyond just teaching a man to fish we’re teaching
teaching a man to fish we’re teaching
teaching a man to fish we’re teaching fleets of fishermen to cast their nets
fleets of fishermen to cast their nets
fleets of fishermen to cast their nets widely and through the quality we’re
widely and through the quality we’re
widely and through the quality we’re teaching them to sell the fish we
teaching them to sell the fish we
teaching them to sell the fish we brought one of the really great
brought one of the really great
brought one of the really great ophthalmologists of America David Chang
ophthalmologists of America David Chang
ophthalmologists of America David Chang to Nepal to do a prospective randomized
to Nepal to do a prospective randomized
to Nepal to do a prospective randomized trial looking at the results of our
trial looking at the results of our
trial looking at the results of our surgery and we established his identical
surgery and we established his identical
surgery and we established his identical operating them to what he has in Los
operating them to what he has in Los
operating them to what he has in Los Gatos California and a monastery in
Gatos California and a monastery in
Gatos California and a monastery in Nepal and working side-by-side with dr.
Nepal and working side-by-side with dr.
Nepal and working side-by-side with dr. Ruiz the results were exactly the same
Ruiz the results were exactly the same
Ruiz the results were exactly the same the only difference is
the only difference is
the only difference is were the cost and the speed 80% of the
were the cost and the speed 80% of the
were the cost and the speed 80% of the patients
patients
patients see well enough to pass the American
see well enough to pass the American
see well enough to pass the American driver’s test one day after surgery 99
driver’s test one day after surgery 99
driver’s test one day after surgery 99 percent have a success at a year and we
percent have a success at a year and we
percent have a success at a year and we continue to teach and expand actually I
continue to teach and expand actually I
continue to teach and expand actually I just got back from Ethiopia this past
just got back from Ethiopia this past
just got back from Ethiopia this past Tuesday and working with Ethiopian
Tuesday and working with Ethiopian
Tuesday and working with Ethiopian nurses and doctors in two weeks we
nurses and doctors in two weeks we
nurses and doctors in two weeks we restored sight to 2500 people so we’re
restored sight to 2500 people so we’re
restored sight to 2500 people so we’re real we’re really going beyond but the
real we’re really going beyond but the
real we’re really going beyond but the thing that’s important is you know we we
thing that’s important is you know we we
thing that’s important is you know we we still have 18 to 20 million people blind
still have 18 to 20 million people blind
still have 18 to 20 million people blind from cataracts on our planet and it
from cataracts on our planet and it
from cataracts on our planet and it sounds really daunting but the thing to
sounds really daunting but the thing to
sounds really daunting but the thing to keep in mind is that as we’re working
keep in mind is that as we’re working
keep in mind is that as we’re working each of these individual people like
each of these individual people like
each of these individual people like Fatali they’re not a statistic they’re
Fatali they’re not a statistic they’re
Fatali they’re not a statistic they’re now cured 100% and as we work these are
now cured 100% and as we work these are
now cured 100% and as we work these are people who are being restored to site
people who are being restored to site
people who are being restored to site and restored to life
[Music]
[Music] consider that in the time I’ve been
consider that in the time I’ve been
consider that in the time I’ve been speaking to doctors in Nepal could have
speaking to doctors in Nepal could have
speaking to doctors in Nepal could have restored sight to six people for a cost
restored sight to six people for a cost
restored sight to six people for a cost of under $200 it’s time to dare the
of under $200 it’s time to dare the
of under $200 it’s time to dare the impossible for five hundred million
impossible for five hundred million
impossible for five hundred million dollars and that’s less than the United
dollars and that’s less than the United
dollars and that’s less than the United States government spends every month on
States government spends every month on
States government spends every month on our war in Afghanistan for less than we
our war in Afghanistan for less than we
our war in Afghanistan for less than we spent every month on our war in
spent every month on our war in
spent every month on our war in Afghanistan we could restore sight to
Afghanistan we could restore sight to
Afghanistan we could restore sight to every person blind with cataracts on the
every person blind with cataracts on the
every person blind with cataracts on the planet Helen Keller said just because I
planet Helen Keller said just because I
planet Helen Keller said just because I can’t do everything doesn’t mean I won’t
can’t do everything doesn’t mean I won’t
can’t do everything doesn’t mean I won’t do something that I can do and
do something that I can do and
do something that I can do and eliminating avoidable blindness is
eliminating avoidable blindness is
eliminating avoidable blindness is something we can do thank you very much
something we can do thank you very much
something we can do thank you very much [Applause]
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