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Giving the gift of sight in Timor Leste (Re-release)
Ophthalmologist Dr Nitin Verma discusses the development of the East Timor Eye Program since its small beginnings in the year 2000.
Dr Nitin Verma – For the past 16 years, leading Hobart ophthalmologist Dr Nitin Verma has taken his skills, passion and determination to Timor Leste to combat the serious issue of eye disease in that poverty-stricken nation. In the process he and his teams of volunteers have transformed the lives of thousands. Dr Verma discusses the development of the East Timor Eye Program since its small beginnings in the year 2000.