Kiwi Immortals - Bloody Heroes

Fred Hollows

Another Kiwi so great there's no real argument between us and Aussie on ownership - he was such a bloody hero that he bestrides both countries with the power of his work and we can both share his achievement with pride.

An eye specialist, Hollows is best remembered for his work with the world's poor, treating the dregs of humanity cast aside by other medics.

The number of people in third world countries who owe their sight to Fred and the organisation started numbers in the hundreds of thousands.

Some eye specialists seek to make huge salaries out of the lucrative field.

Just one traded that for altruism of enormous worth - Fred Hollows.

For more details on his life and work, try:

The Fred Hollows Foundation, of course

The New Zealand Government tribute

An Australian tribute, from the ABC

A good bio at Wikipedia