Richard Litwin, MD

Board Member Himalayan Cataract Project

Dr. Dick Litwin trained at the University of California San Francisco and currently runs a private ophthalmology practice in Berkeley, California. Dr. Litwin has dedicated his career and life to improving eye care in the world. He has taught cataract surgery in Asia for more than 30 years. In the 1980’s he worked to help establish the Aravind Eye Institute in India, one of the finest eye care facilities in the developing world. He was the first person in Nepal to perform cataract surgery using a lens implant. He has been working with Dr. Ruit since 1985. Dr. Litwin is a pioneer in the establishment of modern eye care in India, Nepal and in other countries in which Tilganga and the Himalayan Cataract Project operate.