Saw this on The News Hour last night.  It made me misty-eyed.  The man should have gotten a Nobel prize.
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/eyeclinic_09-02.html

Aravind treats millions for FREE, using the small profit from paying patients.  They have an assembly line operation.  They share their process with anyone

From the article:
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Since I have crappy eyesight and my father had macular degeneration this is such good news!  Hope they manage to adapt it for MD.

From:
http://gizmodo.com/5277456/stem-cell-contact-lenses-cure-blindness-in-less-than-a-month

"Here's something that people with poor or no vision will be excited about: three patients had their sight restored in less than ( Read more... )