Doctors praise initiative that gives them a break in the bush while they treat poor patients

More developing countries are offering sight-saving surgery in their public health systems, but specialist eye surgeons are in short supply.

Half of South Africa’s 100 000 blind children could have been saved if they were treated earlier, shows a new report.

Cataract operations have been transforming the lives of the elderly who look after children, usually orphaned by HIV/Aids.