Treating Blindness Around the World

KOLKATA, INDIA, 13 JANUARY 2016: A Corneal graft is performed at the Vivekananda Mission Asram hospital on the outskirts of Kolkata. A cornea from a deceased donor is cut to precise measurements, the patients internal cataract is removed, a lens inserted and then the new Cornea sewn on to the eye. The entire procedure takes just over one hour to perform and in this case was performed free for a man who could not afford this treatment, a case representing most of the people in India in need of this kind of surgery. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images Reportage)
KOLKATA, INDIA, 13 JANUARY 2016: A Corneal graft is performed at the Vivekananda Mission Asram hospital on the outskirts of Kolkata. A cornea from a deceased donor is cut to precise measurements, the patients internal cataract is removed, a lens inserted and then the new Cornea sewn on to the eye. The entire procedure takes just over one hour to perform and in this case was performed free for a man who could not afford this treatment, a case representing most of the people in India in need of this kind of surgery. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images Reportage)
Treating Blindness Around the World
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