Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives by David Oliver RelinMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
It is amazing to read of the superhuman abilities and generous souls owned by mountaineer eye doctors Sanduk Ruit and Geoffrey Tabin. They delivered world-class cataract removal and other procedures to remote, impoverished Nepal and built an organization that reached in North Korea (!), Africa, India, and even to the Aborigines of Australia. They seem like the closest thing to superheroes we have. I, of course, was reminded of Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World. Indeed, these skilled humanitarians run into Dr. Paul Farmer's efforts in Rwanda in the aftermath of internecine genocide there. Like him, they built their own supply chain, including Nepalese doctors and a Nepalese lens factory. This is an inspiring and humbling account of real, selfless heroes.
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