SANDUK RUIT | MD HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT CO-FOUNDER

 DR. SANDUK RUIT: Eye Surgeon and Co-Founder of Himalayan Cataract Project, Nepal

Dr. Sandak Ruit, who needs no introduction, has performed over 100,000 cataract procedures. He is referred to as the "God of Vision."

Sanduk Ruit brief biography - The Barefoot surgeon

Dr. Sanduk Ruit, an opthalmologist (eye surgeon) who has restored the sight/vision of over 1,30,000 persons across Asia and Africa, was born on September 4, 1954 in Olangchung Gola, a remote municipality in the Himalayas of Nepal's Taplejung District.

Dr. Ruit was raised in a difficult environment, with the nearest school a week's walk away and little access to health care. His sister's death from tuberculosis, a preventable and treatable disease, when he was 17 inspired him to become a doctor.

Ruit is a founder member of the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, which provides free eye care to the poor. It also produces high-quality intraocular lenses for surgery at a tenth of the cost of its previous manufacturing. The extraordinarily low cost of these lenses has made high-quality cataract surgery accessible to the world's poorest people.

Ruit is a founder member of the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, which provides free eye care to the poor. It also produces high-quality intraocular lenses for surgery at a tenth of the cost of its previous manufacturing. The extraordinarily low cost of these lenses has made high-quality cataract surgery accessible to the world's poorest people.

Born: September 4, 1954 (age 66 years), Taplejung

Spouse: Nanda Ruit (m. 1987)

Award: Order of Australia

Education: University of Lucknow, MORE