Eight-year old Nunu Weleye came to the recent cataract outreach campaign organized by the Himalayan Cataract Project and Dr. Matt Oliva in December 2016 in Harar, Ethiopia. She came accompanied by her father traveling from the district of Kurta Challa. Her father stood by her side throughout the whole process. Nunu was only one year
Since losing sight in his right eye several years ago, 13-year old Henok Lema from Kulbi, Ethiopia, in the state of Oromia, had almost given up on his dream of becoming an engineer. His poor vision was holding him back in school and he was no longer able to perform as well as his classmates.
Fifteen year old Eskedar Haji from Arwacha in Oromia State, Ethiopia, faced insults, bullying and discrimination after he became blind 6 years ago. When we talked to Eskedar the day he regained eyesight he recalled: “I couldn’t go to school since there are no schools for blind children like me in the vicinity. I was
Our very own Dr. Matt Oliva traveled to Ethiopia in December as part of the Himalayan Cataract Project to extend his surgical talents to hundreds of children and adults from all corners of the country. Working with 3 Ethiopian ophthalmologists and their teams from all corners of Ethiopia at Bisidimo Hospital (Harar) the team completed
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