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	Added: <strong>Sanduk Ruit</strong> is an ophthalmologist from Nepal who was involved in restoring the sight of over 180,000 people across Africa and Asia using small-incision cataract surgery.<span class="ref" data-source="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/14/health/nepal-sanduk-ruit-eye-surgeon-spc" data-title="A Real Life Hero | CNN" data-published="14 Dec 2025" data-retrieved="15 Dec 2025"></span> He is the founder and the executive director of the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, which manufactures intraocular lenses for surgical implantation at a fraction of the previous manufacturing cost.<span class="ref" data-source="https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2018/02/19/the-visionary" data-title="The Visionary | The Kathmandu Post" data-published="19 Feb 2018" data-retrieved="19 Feb 2018"></span>
	Added: The low cost has made cataract surgeries slightly cheaper in Nepal.<span class="ref" data-source="https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2018/02/19/the-visionary" data-title="The Visionary | The Kathmandu Post" data-published="19 Feb 2018" data-retrieved="19 Feb 2018"></span>
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Deleted: <tr><td><b>Born</b></td><td>September 4, 1954</td></tr>	Added: <tr><th scope="row">Born</th><td>September 4, 1954</td></tr>
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Deleted: <tr><td><b>Awards</b></td><td>Ramon Magsaysay Award (2006), Isa Award for Service to Humanity (2023), Padma Shri from the Government of India (2018), Prince Mahidol Award (2007), Order of Australia (2007), Asian Game Changer Award (2016)</td></tr>	Added: <tr><th scope="row">Awards</th><td>Ramon Magsaysay Award (2006), ISA Award for Service to Humanity (2023), Padma Shri (2018), Prince Mahidol Award (2007), Order of Australia (2007), Asian Game Changer Award (2016)</td></tr>
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	Added: He is also referred as the "God of Sight".<span class="ref" data-source="https://nepyork.com/2025/05/24/world-renowned-nepali-ophthalmologist-dr-sanduk-ruit-who-restored-eyesight-for-millions-inspires-at-new-york-event/" data-title="An Inspiration To Millions | NepYork" data-published="24 May 2025" data-retrieved="24 Mar 2025"></span> He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding, considered to be the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize, for "placing Nepal at the forefront of developing safe, effective, and economical procedures for cataract surgery, enabling the needlessly blind in even the poorest countries to see again."<span class="ref" data-source="https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2018/02/19/the-visionary" data-title="The Visionary | The Kathmandu Post" data-published="19 Feb 2018" data-retrieved="19 Feb 2018"></span>
Deleted: Sanduk Ruit  is an ophthalmologist from Nepal who was involved in restoring the sight of over 180,000 people <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup>across Africa and Asia using small-incision cataract surgery. He is the founder and the executive director of the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, which manufactures intraocular lenses for surgical implantation at a fraction of the previous manufacturing cost. The low cost has made cataract surgeries slightly cheaper in Nepal.	Added: He was awarded with the ISA award, the highest civilian award in Bahrain by the king of Bahrain for developing highly affordable and sustainable ways to cure cataracts throughout the developing world with a cash prize of 1 million dollars.<span class="ref" data-source="https://nepyork.com/2025/05/24/world-renowned-nepali-ophthalmologist-dr-sanduk-ruit-who-restored-eyesight-for-millions-inspires-at-new-york-event/" data-title="An Inspiration To Millions | NepYork" data-published="24 May 2025" data-retrieved="24 Mar 2025"></span>
Deleted: He is also referred  as the "God of Sight". He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding, considered to be the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize, for "placing Nepal at the forefront of developing safe, effective, and economical procedures for cataract surgery, enabling the needlessly blind in even the poorest countries to see again." He was awarded with the ISA award, the highest civilian award in Bahrain by the king of Bahrain for developing highly affordable and sustainable ways to cure cataracts throughout the developing world with a cash prize of 1 million dollars.
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Deleted: <h2 id="references">References</h2><ol class="references"><li id="ref-1"><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/14/health/nepal-sanduk-ruit-eye-surgeon-spc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A Real Life Hero</a> <small>(CNN, Accessed 2025-12-15)</small></li><li id="ref-2"><a href="https://nepyork.com/2025/05/24/world-renowned-nepali-ophthalmologist-dr-sanduk-ruit-who-restored-eyesight-for-millions-inspires-at-new-york-event/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">An Inspiration To Millions</a> <small>(Nepyork, Accessed 2025-03-24)</small></li><li id="ref-3"><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2018/02/19/the-visionary" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Visionary</a> <small>(The Kathmandu Post, Accessed 2018-02-19)</small></li></ol>