Changing Lives Through Sight – Dr. Sanduk Ruit US Tour 2025  (Starting May 17 onwards, check below for more details on venue location, time and ticket link)

Join us in welcoming the globally celebrated humanitarian eye surgeon, Dr. Sanduk Ruit, as he embarks on a U.S. tour to raise awareness for preventable blindness. Known as the “God of Sight,” Dr. Ruit has restored vision to hundreds of thousands across underserved communities. His work, in partnership with HCP Cureblindness, continues to inspire and transform lives.

🗓️ Tour Dates & Cities & Ticket link to each cities.

• Here are the confirmed venues for Dr. Sanduk Ruit’s U.S. tour events:

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  📍 Virginia – May 17, 2025

  • Venue: Fairfax Church of Christ
    3901 Rugby Road, Fairfax, VA
    https://tinyurl.com/DrRuitInVirginia

  • Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

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  📍 Miami (West Palm Beach) – May 18, 2025

  • Venue: Wellington Community Center
    12150 Forest Hill Blvd, Wellington, FL
    Tickets: https://floridanepalese.org/fundraising-dinner-with-dr-sanduk-ruit/

  • Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

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  📍 Boston – May 22, 2025

  • Venue: 594 Washington Street, Braintree, MA
    https:/tinyurl.com/DrRuitinBoston

  • Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

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  📍 New York City – May 23, 2025 (Friday)

  • Venue: Mainstage Theater of LaGuardia Performance Arts Center
    31-10 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY
    https://tinyurl.com/DrRuitInNewYork

  • Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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  📍 Baltimore – May 25, 2025

  • Venue: $100 dinner ticket per person
    1700 Van Bibber Rd, Edgewood, MD
    https://tinyurl.com/DrRuitInMaryland

  • Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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  📍 Dallas – May 31, 2025

  • Venue: The University of Texas at Arlington
    Rosebud Theater, 300 W. 1st Street, Arlington, TX
    https://tinyurl.com/drruit

  • Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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  📍 Raleigh (Morrisville) – June 1, 2025

  • Venue: RALEIGH, NC (330-630 PM)
    309 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville, NC
    https://tinyurl.com/drruitinraleigh

  • Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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  📍 Charlotte – June 2, 2025

  • Venue: CHARLOTTE, NC (6-8 PM)
    UNCC Charlotte
    9119 University Rd, Charlotte, NC
    https://tinyurl.com/DrRuitInCharlotte

  • Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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  The Impact of Tilganga's IOL Laboratory
  Since its establishment in 1994, Tilganga's IOL lab has accomplished extraordinary milestones:

  • Production of over 6.5 million lenses distributed to more than 40 countries across Asia, Africa, and South America, significantly benefiting marginalized communities.
  • Annual production of 300,000 lenses, helping to meet the growing demand for affordable eye care.
  • Achieving ISO certification and CE marking, ensuring compliance with global safety and quality standards.
  • Supporting high-volume cataract surgery campaigns in remote areas, restoring sight to thousands within days.

  Expanding for the Future: The Hetauda Project
  To build on this legacy, Tilganga is planning a major expansion to Hetauda. This new facility will increase production capacity and introduce premium lens types to serve a broader international market while maintaining the focus on affordability for low-income populations.

  Operating as a profit not distributing industry, the expanded lab will reinvest earnings to sustain and enhance its humanitarian mission. Key goals of the planned Hetauda IOL facility include:

  • Doubling production capacity to meet the increasing global demand for IOLs.
  • Introducing premium lenses, creating opportunities for financial sustainability and competitive participation in international markets.
  • Generating employment opportunities and contributing to the local economy in Hetauda.
  • Positioning Nepal as a global leader in eye care innovation.

  While Tilganga has been able to source the land required to build the facility, the project requires an estimated investment of approximately USD 5.2 million to build and operationalize the facility.

  Today, more than 6.5 million individuals have been cured of blindness owing to Tilganga's IOL lab. The planned expansion in Hetauda is an opportunity to amplify this impact, ensuring that no one remains blind because of the high cost of care, while elevating Nepal as a global leader in eye innovation. The success of this plant will position Nepal on the international stage for the manufacturing of high-precision devices with reproducible results.

  MEDIA CONTACTS

  Lelin Kandel
  lelink@thamel.us
  858-371-1593

  Phillip Sontag
  phillip@bleucooper.com
  917-446-4123

  SOURCE Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology

  🌍 Organizer: HCP Cureblindness

📞 Contact: (802) 985-3500
📧 Email: info@cureblindness.org
🔗 Website: https://cureblindness.org

Let’s come together to honor a Nepali global hero and his mission to make sight accessible to all!