Blinded by cataract, Gilbray's dream is to once again take the young men out and teach them how to hunt the traditional way. He says, "I'll be able to hunt good when I get my eyes fixed up."
Gilbray's journey
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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.
"I believe that the basic attribute of mankind is to look after each other"