Liberated from a ‘dark world’

Joel Franklin (left) and Mark Baird

For one farmer and a cane harvester, being able to see through both eyes again is a gift they will forever be grateful to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) for. The men were among the first three persons to benefit from the country’s first corneal graft operation.

Mark Baird and Joel Franklin both 41 years had lost their sight while doing their jobs. For Baird, a farmer from North Ruimveldt,