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1929 - 1993
Born in New Zealand
Studied ophthalmology in Britain
Fred Hollows was raised as a Christian by his parents, and nearly became a clergy. During his time in university, he discovered that you did not have to be religious to be kind to others and later became an Atheist.
Hollows became a humanitarian and went on to help Aboriginal communities that were lacking in eye health. Soon after his success in helping remote communities in Australia, he went on to direct the government-funded "National Trachoma and Eye Health
Program". This program allowed Fred Hollows to travel overseas and visit more remote indigenous communities, helping over 450 communities. While doing this, he found a way to create a low cost way to manufacture intraocular lenses and helped local doctors on how to perform simple eye surgery. In 2007 alone, the Fred Hollows Foundation saved the sight of 143,759 people.
He later received the Australian of the Year award for his amazing work and opened intraocular lens factories in Eritrea and Nepal and are now self funding.
Hollows passed away on January the 10 1993 due to metastic renal cancer, but his work still continued on through his foundation and restores eyesight to thousands of people struck by poverty every year.
Born in New Zealand
Studied ophthalmology in Britain
Fred Hollows was raised as a Christian by his parents, and nearly became a clergy. During his time in university, he discovered that you did not have to be religious to be kind to others and later became an Atheist.
Hollows became a humanitarian and went on to help Aboriginal communities that were lacking in eye health. Soon after his success in helping remote communities in Australia, he went on to direct the government-funded "National Trachoma and Eye Health
Program". This program allowed Fred Hollows to travel overseas and visit more remote indigenous communities, helping over 450 communities. While doing this, he found a way to create a low cost way to manufacture intraocular lenses and helped local doctors on how to perform simple eye surgery. In 2007 alone, the Fred Hollows Foundation saved the sight of 143,759 people.
He later received the Australian of the Year award for his amazing work and opened intraocular lens factories in Eritrea and Nepal and are now self funding.
Hollows passed away on January the 10 1993 due to metastic renal cancer, but his work still continued on through his foundation and restores eyesight to thousands of people struck by poverty every year.