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Fred HollowsThe man who had visionAs a ten year old boy receiving a prize from the terminally ill Fred Hollows in 1992, I remember a bushy-eyed man with a dry wit, frank manner and a genuine smile.
Returning to the school archives, I find that he didn't mention his work. Rather, he spoke of service to others. He mentioned Tenzing and Hillary, two men who "performed exceptional and prolonged physical feats", but continued, "burning their consciences now... they must get on with serving people less fortunate..." He spoke of Australia as a lucky country.
Hollows trained doctors in Nepal, Vietnam and Eritrea to insert intraocular lenses, and since his death The Fred Hollows Foundation has built internationally accredited laboratories in Vietnam, Eritrea and Nepal to make lenses. Previously costing up to $400, lenses are now produced for as little as $5. These factories export to more than 40 countries around the world.
The Foundation has trained more than 750 local doctors in the modern cataract techniques championed by Fred Hollows. Those doctors have restored the sight of more than one million people worldwide since 1992!
Fred's life was spent in the service of an unswerving belief that the answer to human misery is action, not despair. As people blessed with vision, in the world's luckiest country, we have an obligation to share what we have.
For more information on The Fred Hollows Foundation, please visit their web-site at: www.hollows.org, or use the link on this site to make a donation. |
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