dr. aravind, who also has an m.b.a. from the university of michigan, has continuous productivity reports at his fingertips. >> this statistic talks about >> reporter: patients are promised a completed appointment in two hours. a brochure details what they can expect. >> registration takes about five minutes, vision test about ten minutes, refraction check about ten minutes. >> reporter: this is sort of a patients bill of rights almost? >> exactly, so they understand what's happening. >> reporter: aravind's reputation is drawing patients from farther and farther away. >> ( translated ): whenever you say "eye operations," everyone says, "go to madurai." >> reporter: 55-year-old k.g. angeneyulu had been in a three- year depression that started when cataracts began clouding his vision. he became completely blind three months ago. angeneyulu and his wife shobha endured a two-day train journey to get here. >> ( translated ): i was a sportsman. i used to swim. after the cataract, i could no longer move around. i got stuck at h

to open up >> reporter: o way aravind has oped up, or shared its ideas, is by training some 250 hospitals in 40 nations todopt itsethods. it's the ethos set by h uncle. dr. v, w was single, never took a saly. in ft, he mortgaged his home to sta aravind, and he also cxed or inspired 34 members o his extended family to work here, starting in 19 with his sister natchr and her husband. both left surcal careers in america to wo here for about $20 a mont >> today, ohmy god, we are very, very happy. inact, at that time in '80s, we re not happy, even though dr. v was happy. in the family, like me and m husband, two children, it as not easy for s. we could n even buy a cycle. at that time, we didn't appreciate his far sion. >> god bless you, madam. >> god bless m god bls the surgeon. >> report: she says the satisfaction of seeingatients like anneyulu restored to full lives makes up f any material privatio although, over the years, salaries have grely improved for the 220 ctors and some 200 other aravind staff. >> my cldren are starting school on the firstso i want get going. >> ( anslated ): we'll give you some dark glasse just like a hollywood act. >> reporterh