Basic Hindi

Kari Rogers, from Knoxville Tennessee shares her favorite story so far, Today I was in Auto Refract, Shyam, my young Indian volunteer is convinced I will be able to speak some basic Hindi by the time the day is done. He teaches me words like Bahar=Outside, Chikitsak=Doctor, Ho-gaya= Done, Namaste=Hello and Goodbye. The patients come and go and by the time the day is done we've seen almost 2,000 people. One set of eyes that stands out to me was a woman who had cataract surgery the old way, there were 6 distinct slits in here eye that were permanent scars on her cornea making her blind in one eye. It hits home how important it is to make sure that she can see out of her one good eye. Throughout the day I keep that in mind as I see several other patients, It really makes me realize how very important this gift is that we have been chosen to deliver, the gift of sight through the Onesight Organization.