Sri Lankans give sight to strangers; unique culture creates one of world’s largest eye banks

January 23, 2012

At 10:25 a.m., a dark brown eye was removed from a man whose lids had closed for the last time. Five hours later, the orb was staring up at the ceiling from a stainless steel tray in an operating room with two blind patients — both waiting to give it a second life. (Chicago Tribune)