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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Empowering global change on a local level

The immediate and dramatic difference sight-restoring cataract surgery can have on a life is truly remarkable. Watch our work in action and see how our co-founders are creating skills transfer...

Feb 10, 2016

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The Doctor Who Saved 100,000 Eyes

In 2015, Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times traveled to Nepal to meet with HCP co-founders Drs. Sanduk Ruit and Geoff Tabin. This video by Nicholas Kristof, Vikram Singh...

Dec 22, 2015

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Grateful

We are so thankful to the local doctors, nurses and ophthalmic assistants working in the developing world to bring high-quality eye care to those in need. We are grateful for...

Nov 25, 2015

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Ethiopia Makes Curing Blindness a National Priority

When ABC News anchor David Muir accompanied Dr. Geoff Tabin to Ethiopia two years ago, viewers responded to help restore eye sight to thousands of individuals, young and old, suffering...

Nov 25, 2015

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Gift of Sight | A film by Yaara Bou Melhem

From Nepal to Indonesia, 101 East visits communities paralysed by preventable blindness and meets the doctors whose mission is to restore sight, and more importantly hope.

Nov 16, 2015

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Duk County Trailer: Restoring Sight in South Sudan

Produced by Jordan Campbell and Michael Herbener, this film chronicles a bold mission to restore sight in South Sudan.

Nov 05, 2015

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HCP in Ethiopia

HCP’s strength is building relationships with existing eye care providers to enhance training capacity and creating world-class infrastructure resulting in high-quality outcomes. HCP’s first partnership in Ethiopia developed in 200...

Nov 05, 2015

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Jamgon Kongtrul Eye Center | India

Himalayan Cataract Project efforts in India have gradually expanded to include training and equipment support for programs in three regions. The Jamgon Kongtrul Eye Centre in Kalimpong provides primary eye...

Nov 05, 2015

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Dr. Alemu | Himalayan Cataract Project Fellow | Created by: Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology

Dr. Alemu began working with the Himalayan Cataract Project in 2012 during a high-volume cataract campaign where more than 1,100 surgeries were provided in rural Ethiopia. The campaign fueled his...

Nov 05, 2015

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