If one simply sits at home, it is surprising what different objects come through the post in an attempt to part one from one’s cash. For me, the latest is a posterior chamber equiconvex single-piece lens. If you are wondering what it does, the answer is that, normally, it would be used in a cataract operation. But the one I have been sent failed the quality testing procedure – and so should not be used.

The Fred Hollows Foundation (UK) has sent it to me, saying that nearly 48% of all cases of blindness, worldwide, are due to cataract. And a cataract operation generally takes about 20 minutes, and costs about £11. It’s a cheap way of giving sight back to a person. I would guess it must be one of the most cost-effetive ways of treating suffering.

For those who want their donation to do as much as good as possible, this must take some beating. 

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