Blinded by cataract, Gilbray's dream is to once again take the young men out and teach them how to hunt the traditional way. He says, "I'll be able to hunt good when I get my eyes fixed up."
Gilbray's journey
  • Patient is screened before cataract surgery, Afghanistan.
    380 people treated in Afghanistan

    Afghanistan: The Foundation is continuing to provide eye care services to people in war-torn Afghanistan with 380 people recently treated for various eye conditions, including cataract blindness.

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  • Kaniz Fatema, her sight is restored after cataract surgery, Bangladesh
    "I felt so happy that I could see everything"

    Bangladesh: Kaniz Fatema tells us in her own words what it was like being blind as a child and how her life has changed since her sight was restored.

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  • The Foundation's Director of International Programs, Virginia Sarah, on a recent visit to China.
    Foundation-trained surgeons restore sight to thousands in China

    China: Surgeons trained by The Foundation have taken part in a campaign to provide free surgery to 100,000 cataract patients, with one surgeon restoring sight to 7,900 people.

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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.
"I believe that the basic attribute of mankind is to look after each other"