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| Dr. Venkatesh (standing) and Dr. Veena (sitting) operating on the same patient on Christmas Day |
On Christmas Day, 2013, I went to the Operating Theatre
along with all other Aravind Pondicherry doctors. That morning, I witnessed Dr. Venkatesh and
his wife Dr. Veena, operating together on a one year old boy, to save his
vision from congenital cataract and congenital glaucoma. They said it was the first time they’ve
operated together in 18 years. To see a
husband and wife team applying their superb skills on the same patient, was
truly a sight to behold. After they
completed their case, I continued with my own slate of cataract surgeries, in muted
admiration for what I had seen. I hope
one day, when this child grows up seeing, he will realize how God had touched him, by sending
Dr. Venkatesh and Dr. Veena on that special day to save his vision.
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| Author and happy patient on Christmas Day |
I finished my Christmas day by seeing the patients I had previously operated on
Christmas Eve. To help these people see,
to see the results of my surgery, and to receive their appreciation, was the best
Christmas present I’ve had in decades.
When I stepped out of the hospital in the afternoon sun, I
chuckled. At the hospital entrance was a
huge crate, containing the latest Intralase IFS femtosecond laser LASIK system,
being installed at Aravind Pondicherry that same day. What a special day indeed!
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