Nik Hopkins, MD, was a medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center when the Hamilton Eye Institute hosted the first Ivan Marais Cataract‑A‑Thon in 2017. Since then, he had hoped to do his part to provide free, vision-restoring surgeries to people in need.
“I was amazed at how many people of different medical backgrounds came together to put on such a life-changing event,” Dr. Hopkins said. “Now, I am grateful to be able to help my community in this profound way.”
Dr. Hopkins, a fourth-year resident at Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI), was the leader of the eighth-annual Cataract-A-Thon, held Saturday, June 14.
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