EYE CARE IN THE SRI LANKAN TSUNAMI AFTERMATH – 2005

This optometrist provided eye care to victims on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka, one of the areas most devastated by the tsunami.

The day after Christmas 2004 was a good morning to be a little early to church. While Mr. Rasanayagan puttered away in his home in Kalmunai, Sri Lanka, his wife had already left for the nearby Assembly of God church for 9 a.m. services.

The tsunami waves hit at 8:45 a.m.

Where there were houses along the shore, the tsunami left only debris behind.
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