Dean McGee Eye Institute volunteer physicians and third year residents travel annually to China for educational purposes. This program is made possible with the help of Heart to Heart International and other physicians. The first visit in 2002 revealed we could not possibly affect the hundreds of thousands of Chinese blind from cataracts by simply performing cataract surgery for one or two weeks per year. Prior to our involvement, the average time for a Chinese Ophthalmology Resident to be trained was up to 15 years compared to three years in the United States. Our goal is to educate the Chinese Ophthalmologists to train their surgical residents more efficiently and in greater numbers. The Sichuan Health Bureau has encouraged us to help the Provincial Hospital increase their number of cataract surgeons to aid in the treatment of 500,000 blind residents with treatable cataracts. With significant cultural differences in our educational systems it has been understood that developing relationships gradually, as well as setting realistic goals in partnership will result in success over time.