INDIA. Madurai. 2005. Aravind Eye Hospital, eyecare for the poor through a telemedicine network that connects four private eye hospitals in southern India, increasing their capacity to conduct remote consultations for poor patients with eye disease in rural areas. Of the nine million blind people in India, 85% suffer from preventable blindness. Jaqcueline NOVOGRATZ and Acumen Fund Board in discussion with Aravind hospital directors.