Day 17:

Today was a much better day! I thought I was going to be on ICU this week, but apparently I’ll be spending it in the eye care center. After an extremely slow morning, I was able to observe surgeries all afternoon! The surgeries were to remove cataracts from the patients who were brought in yesterday afternoon. I helped put drops in the patients’ eyes, watched them receive local anesthetic (yes, they are awake during surgery), and then was able to observe all the surgeries! There were also two women doctors, so it was really nice talking to them. I think I must have explained the American education system at least a half dozen times while I was waiting for the surgeries to start. India goes about college and med school slightly different, and everyone here thinks I’m already in med school, so I have to explain!

In other exciting news, I was proud of myself because I managed to get to and from work using the buses all by myself, and trust me, it's a lot more complicated than any bus system in America!

Waiting for surgery

Operating Room

View of an eye