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Which of these is the best summary of the selection?
A India was in the midst of an epidemic of preventable blindness.
Fortunately, Dr. V has helped reverse this trend. By treating
hundreds of thousands of patients every year, Dr. V and his staff at
Aravind Eye Hospital have greatly reduced the incidence of
blindness in India.
While visiting Dr. V at his hospital in India, the author discovered
something surprising about the patients who are successfully
treated for blindness there. It turns out that patients who undergo
surgery at the eye hospital are far more likely to regain their sight if
they believe in the possibility of a cure.
The author spent one week volunteering at an eye hospital in India
where thousands of patients regain their sight each year. He was
