https://www.afb.org/aw/16/6/15448 (American Foundation for the Blind) The HelpMeSee foundation trains doctors all over the developing world in a method of cataract surgery that doesn't involve sutures with healing accomplished in one to two days. According to the RAND Corporation, the leading cause of blindness in China is botched cataract surgery. Their costs for outlay of all surgical equipment, including a microscope with X, Y controls to remove and replace the defective eye lens, is $20,000 which is not a grant, but a microloan. The procedure takes 5 minutes at a cost of $50 for the lens kit and cost to patient. The trained surgeons can perform as many as 100 procedures a day with outcomes close to USA outcomes.
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