The Aravind Eye Care System: Delivering the Most Precious Gift
Unlike most people who retire to a quiet life, Padmashree Dr. G. Venkataswamy,1 affectionately referred to as “Dr. V,” saw his leaving the Government Medical College, Madurai2 as the head of the Department of Ophthalmology, in 1976, as an opportunity to face a challenge that personally troubled him: For an estimated 45 million people worldwide, and 9 million in India, the precious gift of sight had been snatched away, most often needlessly. His vision was simple, yet grand: Eradicate needless blindness at least in Tamil Nadu, his home state, if not in the entire nation of India.
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