Video of the Challenges and Successes of a Nepal Eye Camp

These five video clips were part of a National Geographic Explorer television program called "Miracle Doctors." Lisa Ling, the host, accompanies Himalayan Cataract Project Co-directors Dr. Sanduk Ruit and Dr. Geoff Tabin on a 2003 outreach microsurgical eye clinic (or "eye camp") in a remote mountain village in Nepal.

National Geographic Explorer: In this clip from "Miracle Doctors," Dr. Sanduk Ruit explains why top-notch surgery and eye care are essential for the Himalayan way of life.

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.

National Geographic Explorer: In this clip from "Miracle Doctors," bandages are taken off of a Nepalese woman who has undergone cataract surgery.

National Geographic Explorer: In this clip from "Miracle Doctors," cataract surgery patients walk on their own and see family members for the first time in years.

National Geographic Explorer: In this clip from "Miracle Doctors," Drs. Ruit and Tabin discuss the transformative effects of cataract surgery, and their personal goals to eradicate unnecessary blindness.

Video clips courtesy of National Geographic.