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Dr. Sanduk Ruit wins award for promoting sutureless cataract surgery
Himalayan Cataract Project Co-Founder Dr. Sanduk Ruit has won the CMO Asia Brand Builder of the Year Award for developing and promoting sutureless cataract surgery.
California man bikes long distance to benefit HCP
Anthony Rosas is biking from Port Angeles, Washington, back to his home in Vacaville, California, to raise funds for the HCP.
HCP teams with SightLife to tackle Corneal Blindness in Nepal
The first ever Nepal Eye Bank and Corneal Transplantation Congress took place in April, 2010, hosted by HCP, Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, and SightLife. Just prior to the conference, HCPs Dr. Matt Oliva spent three days in Southeast Nepal.
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National Geographic Adventure magazine featured Dr. Geoff Tabin and his work with HCP in a cover story called "The Visionary" in its December 2009 issue
TIME magazine wrote about HCP and co-director Dr. Geoff Tabin in its article called A Global Coalition of Good
Readers Digest published a profile of HCP co-director Dr. Sanduk Ruit when the publication named him Asian of the Year 2007 (PDF, 267Kb)
National Geographic Explorer Television and its host Lisa Ling followed the HCP team into mountain villages in Nepal for an episode called Miracle Doctors.
Outside magazine featured HCP's challenging work in Nepal in The Light of Seven Mountain Suns
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Dr. Tabin featured in "adventure philanthropy" article
In an article on "adventure philanthropy," Elevation Outdoor lauded Dr. Geoff Tabin for founding HCP "to cure the blindness that plagued the people in
Newspapers in Ghana report on new eye center
Newspapers in Ghana reported that Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and Himalayan Cataract Project will construct a $1 million eye center in Kumasi.
Recent work in Ethiopia featured in Oregon newspaper
HCP Board Member Dr. Matthew Oliva and Affiliated Ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Imperia worked with HCP partner Dr. Tilahun Kiros to treat hundreds of pati
Dr. Geoff Tabin is profiled in Utah's Deseret News
The newspaper follows Dr. Tabin on climbing outings and relates his experiences bringing life-altering eye care to unserved populations.
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Video Clips
HCP Video by Serac Films: The life of an elder in Nepal is turned around through cataract surgery.
Eye Care in Ethiopia: HCP coordinates eye care camps and brings change to the lives of villagers in Ethiopia.
Eye Care in Nepal: Dr. Paul Yang of the John A. Moran Eye Center recently traveled to Nepal as a Freeman Fellow with support from the HCP. He participated in an Outreach Microsurgical Eye Clinic (OMEC) in Hetauda at the Community Hospital that HCP supports. Dr. Yang created a short video documenting the cataract program.
National Geographic Explorer: In this clip from "Miracle Doctors," Dr. Geoff Tabin shows Lisa Ling the rustic schoolhouse that is being transformed for eye surgery. See more NGE video clips.
Watch more videos on the HCP Channel on YouTube
Publications
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Academic Articles from HCP Authors
"Ocular telemedicine between Nepal and the USA: prevalence of vitreoretinal disease in rural Nepal"
Dr. Sanduk Ruit co-authored this article in the British Journal of Ophthalmology 2009
"Seasonal hyper acute pan uveitis--recent scenario in Nepal"
Dr. Ruit co-authored this article published in the Nepal Medical College Journal 2008
"Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy following a community screening for diabetes"
Dr. Ruit co-authored this article which was published in the Nepal Medical College Journal 2008
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