Premieres nationwide January 2010 on public television (check local listings)

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Through My Eyes: The Charlie Kelman Story celebrates the jazzy double life of Dr. Charles D. Kelman, the saxophone-playing ophthalmologist who reinvented cataract surgery with his groundbreaking phacoemulsification procedure. The one-hour documentary is at once a fascinating study of scientific discovery; a rumination on the dynamic of fathers and sons; a cloak-and-dagger adventure; and a one-of-a-kind success story launched at the intersection of failure, fame and fate that gives hope to anyone who has ever harbored a secret dream. Discover why millions of cataract, gall bladder, brain, and spinal cord surgery patients worldwide have Chubby Checker to thank for their quick recovery – and how a visit to the dentist paved the way for today’s medical business model. Through My Eyes: The Charlie Kelman Story premieres nationwide on public television stations in January 2010 (check local listings). Read more.

A production of Anker Productions, Inc. for WLIW21 in association with WNET.ORG. Executive Producer: Roy A Hammond. Producer/Director: Daniel Anker. Funding for Through My Eyes: The Charlie Kelman Story was made possible by The International Retinal Research Foundation; Alcon; The American Academy of Ophthalmology; Bausch and Lomb; Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island; Wills Eye Institute; Astoria Federal Savings; James B. Carty, Jr., M.D.; Aker Kasten Eye Center; Jerre Minor Freeman, M.D., of Memphis Eye & Cataract Associates; and BWD Group, LLC.