Achievements at a glance
• Pioneered the introduction of modern cataract surgery to developing countries, helping to restore sigh
to thousands of men, women and children each year.
• Shone a spotlight on the appalling state of aboriginal health in Australia. His pioneering theories on poverty and
its relation to blindness are still applied today.
• Worked with supporters and his wife Gabi Hollows to set up The Fred Hollows Foundation, five months before he
died of cancer, to ensure his sight saving work would continue after his death.
• The Fred Hollows Foundation has now helped restore sight to over one million people in the developing world. It
works in over 20 countries.
• Named as Australian of the Year in 1990 in recognition of his ground-breaking work.
• Received Rotary International's highest honour, the Rotary Award for World Understanding.
• Included in Prime TV’s ‘New Zealand’s Top 100 History Makers’.
• Pioneered the introduction of modern cataract surgery to developing countries, helping to restore sigh
to thousands of men, women and children each year.
• Shone a spotlight on the appalling state of aboriginal health in Australia. His pioneering theories on poverty and
its relation to blindness are still applied today.
• Worked with supporters and his wife Gabi Hollows to set up The Fred Hollows Foundation, five months before he
died of cancer, to ensure his sight saving work would continue after his death.
• The Fred Hollows Foundation has now helped restore sight to over one million people in the developing world. It
works in over 20 countries.
• Named as Australian of the Year in 1990 in recognition of his ground-breaking work.
• Received Rotary International's highest honour, the Rotary Award for World Understanding.
• Included in Prime TV’s ‘New Zealand’s Top 100 History Makers’.