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Radio Gloucestershire,4 mins

Gloucestershire eye surgeon helps blind in Malawi

Leroy Rosenior

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Statistics show that 1 in 100 people are blind. 1 in 25 are severely vision-impaired. But did you know 80% of all blindness is avoidable? One Gloucestershire eye surgeon has just spent four years in Malawi changing the lives of around five and a half thousand people. BBC Gloucester reporter, Anisa Indawala, met with Will Dean to find out what it's like to give the gift of sight.

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