No longer condemned to living in the shadows, six year old Chien from Vietnam is now doing well at school and has the chance of a better future.
This is Chien's story
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Professor Fred Hollows examining the eye of seven year old Tran Van Giap at the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) in Hanoi (Vietnam) in 1992. Photo courtesy of www.michaelamendolia.com.
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