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Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives by David Oliver Relin is a non-fiction account of two ophthalmologists who are working to alleviate blindness in third world countries. Mr. Relin was the author of a similar book, Three Cups of Tea, and tragically committed suicide after the book’s validity was discredited (the reasons for the suicide are unclear).

  • 432 pages
  • Publisher: Random House
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1400069254

Book Review Second Suns Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives by David Oliver Relin

My rating for Second Suns – 5

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Thoughts:
Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives by David Oliver Relin is an easy to read narrative of two doctors from two completely separate lives who work together by performing cataract surgery in the Himalayas. Dr. Sanduk Ruit is a Nepali doctor who pioneered the small-incision cataract surgery using inexpensive (not cheap) lenses. Geoffrey Tabin is an American living on the edge of what is considered acceptable in society. Tabin, at first, left Harvard to go mountain climbing but jointed force with Dr. Ruit.

Dr. Sanduk Ruit and Dr. Geoff Tabin await results at a rural eye camp.
Dr. Sanduk Ruit and Dr. Geoff Tabin await results at a rural eye camp. Image from: http://www.cureblindness.org/who/

The author doesn’t present the two doctors as flawless heroes, but as flawed human beings who are doing an extraordinary service to make a difference in a remote part of the world. The doctors founded the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) which is still working to this day to “eradicate preventable and curable blindness through high-quality ophthalmic care, education and the establishment of a world-class eye care infrastructure”.

While reading the amazing story of the two doctors, the author also delves into the culture, religion, mountain climbing and landscapes of the Himalayas. The book is well written, fast paced, inspiring and enjoyable touching on an important subject which should be the topic of conversation in many places, but sadly isn’t.

Zohar — Man of la Book
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