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Making Technology work for the Community: Dr. Sanduk Ruit at TEDxKathmandu

3,968 views · Published 12 January 2013 · 23:39 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Science & Technology

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Dr. Sanduk Ruit is a Nepali eye surgeon whose small-incision cataract surgery with the use of inexpensive intraocular lenses has enabled hundreds of thousands of poor cataract patients of Nepal and other countries to regain their sight.

Dr. Ruit was awarded with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2006 and Thailand's Prince Mahidol Award in 2007.

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