Himalayan Cataract Project
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    Of the more than 36 million people worldwide suffering from unnecessary blindness, almost half are due to cataract – which can be surgically treated.

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    The Himalayan Cataract Project works to cure needless blindness with the highest quality care at the lowest cost.

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New York Times Journalist Profiles HCP

Pulitzer prize winning journalist Nicholas Kristof joined Drs. Sanduk Ruit and Geoff Tabin in Hetauda, Nepal to witness firsthand the profound effect of cataract surgery in the developing world.

Nov 07, 2015

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Exchange Program Kicks Off

Oculoplastic surgeon and friend of HCP Dr. Morris Harstein was in Gondar, Ethiopia recently to organize an exchange program between the Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tel Aviv University and ophthalmology...

Oct 30, 2015

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Ethiopia Training

Procedure Performed for First Time in Ethiopia

Oct 30, 2015

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Outreach in Nepal

Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Joins HCP in Nepal to Witness the Miracle of Sight Restoration

Oct 30, 2015

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Success Stories: Tshering Penjor

HCP supported retina eye care training and specialized equipment continue to help restore sight and change lives in Bhutan.

Oct 26, 2015

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World Sight Day | Oct 8, 2015

It's time to address the crisis in eye health.

Oct 06, 2015

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"I believe sight is a human right." Dr. Sanduk Ruit

Excerpt from The Kathmandu Post article "Let there be Sight"

Oct 04, 2015

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High-Volume Cataract Campaign | Negelle, Ethiopia

The Story of Wodessa & Chaltu: A Brother and Sister Living Under the Dark Cloud of Cataract Blindness

Sep 25, 2015

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Tabin Joins TEDx Talk

Himalayan Cataract Project Co-Founder Dr. Geoff Tabin spoke at TEDx Jackson Hole in 2014. Tabin joined a list of distinguished speakers who came together to share ideas connected by the...

Sep 24, 2015

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