Editorial November 2014

Dear Friends, 

Aravind Eye Care System passed the 3.3 million mark for patients and delivered 380,000 surgical procedures this past year. No wonder Aravind is the largest eye care provider in the world! 

But, numbers are deceiving. They don’t capture the day-to-day kindness of a nurse with an elderly patti (grandmother), who is worried about her upcoming cataract surgery. They don’t describe the courage of a child undergoing chemotherapy for retinoblastoma (eye cancer). They don’t express a father’s joy at hearing that his daughter’s cancer is gone. 

And, numbers don’t reveal the generosity of our friends. Your support, in every form,is critical to Dr. V’s mission of eliminating needless blindness. Thank you. 

Warmest regards, 
The Board of Aravind Eye Foundation 

P.S. We are very happy to announce that a long-time friend of Aravind has given a matching grant for Aravind’s work with children who have retinoblastoma. We hope you can help.