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A legendary eye surgeon from South India made it his mission to restore sight to the blind.INFINITE VISION is the story of Dr. Venkataswamy, the legendary eye surgeon from South India who made it his mission to restore sight to the blind and whose work has resulted in one of the world’s most extraordinary models of service delivery. In a little over 25 years, Dr. V and his team have turned what started out as an 11-bed eye clinic in an old temple-city into the largest and most productive eye care facility in the world. Today the Aravind Eye Care System is an international resource and training center that is revolutionizing hundreds of eye care programs in developing countries. Taking its compassionate services to the doorstep of rural India, Aravind’s stunningly effective strategies have created a self-sustaining system that now treats over 1.4 million patients each year, two-thirds of them, for free.   Availability: US Only
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INFINITE VISION is the story of Dr. Venkataswamy, the legendary eye surgeon from South India who made it his mission to restore sight to the blind and whose work has resulted in one of the world’s most extraordinary models of service delivery. In a little over 25 years, Dr. V and his team have turned what started out as an 11-bed eye clinic in an old temple-city into the largest and most productive eye care facility in the world. Today the Aravind Eye Care System is an international resource and training center that is revolutionizing hundreds of eye care programs in developing countries. Taking its compassionate services to the doorstep of rural India, Aravind’s stunningly effective strategies have created a self-sustaining system that now treats over 1.4 million patients each year, two-thirds of them, for free. Comments There are no comments for this entry
Director Pavithra Krishnan Writer Pavithra Krishnan Producers Pavithra Krishnan Meg Munson Lueker Original Music Prem Joshua Manish Vyas Cinematography Ayla Gustafson Film Editing Ayla Gustafson Recommended titles like this one:
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