David Paton, Creator of Flying Eye Hospital, Dies at 94

Imported April 26, 2025

An idealistic ophthalmologist, he came up with an ingenious way to treat blindness in far-flung places: by outfitting an airplane with an operating room.

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Categories: News and Media Tags: Airlines and Airplanes, Blindness, David Paton, Deaths (Obituaries), Eyes and Eyesight, Orbis International, Philanthropy, Surgery and Surgeons