Second Suns: Two Trailblazing Doctors and Their Quest to Cure Blindness, One Pair of Eyes at a Time

David Oliver Relin

ISBN 10: 1615193626 / ISBN 13: 9781615193622

Published by The Experiment LLC, 2016

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Second Suns is the unforgettable true story of two very different doctors with a common mission: to rid the world of preventable blindness. Dr. Geoffrey Tabin was the high-achieving ?bad boy? of his class at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sanduk Ruit grew up in a remote village in the Himalayas, where cataract blindness?easily curable in modern hospitals?amounts to an epidemic. Together, they pioneered a new surgical method, by which they have restored sight to over 100,000 people?all for about $20 per operation. Master storyteller David Oliver Relin brings the doctors? work to vivid life through poignant portraits of their patients, from old men who can once again walk treacherous mountain trails, to children who can finally see their mothers? faces. The Himalayan Cataract Project is changing the world?one pair of eyes at a time.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Second Suns: Two Trailblazing Doctors and Their Quest to Cure Blindness, One Pair of Eyes at a Time
• Publisher: The Experiment LLC
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1615193626
• ISBN 13: 9781615193622
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Now in paperback: a #1 New York Times–bestselling author’s gripping chronicle of “two doctors . . . bringing light to those in darkness” (Time)

Second Suns is the unforgettable true story of two very different doctors with a common mission: to rid the world of preventable blindness. Dr. Geoffrey Tabin was the high-achieving “bad boy” of his class at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sanduk Ruit grew up in a remote village in the Himalayas, where cataract blindness―easily curable in modern hospitals―amounts to an epidemic. Together, they pioneered a new surgical method, by which they have restored sight to over 100,000 people―all for about $20 per operation.

Master storyteller David Oliver Relin brings the doctors’ work to vivid life through poignant portraits of their patients, from old men who can once again walk treacherous mountain trails, to children who can finally see their mothers’ faces. The Himalayan Cataract Project is changing the world―one pair of eyes at a time. 16-page B&W photo insert

About the Author

Journalist David Oliver Relin (1962–2012) was a recipient of the Kiriyama Prize and a James A. Michener Fellowship. He coauthored the #1 New York Times bestseller Three Cups of Tea.

Paul Farmer is the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also Chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and cofounder of Partners In Health. Among his numerous awards and honors is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s “genius award.”