Second sight: views from an eye doctor's odyssey
Biographies, Sciences et médecine (biographies)
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
A memoir written by an ophthalmologist best known for creating ORBIS, the not-for-profit flying eye hospital staffed by volunteer eye surgeons, and designed for hands-on teaching of eye care that is applicable to the needs of the host country. Includes… stories about everyone from the Shah of Iran and Madame Chiang Kai-chek to Adlai Stevenson and the author’s boss at Baylor, heart doctor Michael E. DeBakey. Paton asserts that no career rewards exceed the thrill of personally restoring sight through surgery. 2011.