Fred Hollows time line
(1929 - 1993)
1929 - born in New Zealand
1960 - got a job in Australia
1965 - became head of the Eye Department at a Sydney hospital
1970 - helped to launch a national program to attack eye disease
1980 - travelled all over the world to help set up eye
health programs
1989 - was dying of cancer but did not slow him down
1993 - died at home surrounded by his friends