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Lucy Mathen
Lucy Mathen (born 1953) is an Indian-born British ophthalmologist and former journalist. Having initially worked for the BBC, she retrained as a doctor and launched Second Sight – a non-profit organisation aimed at curing cataract blindness in India.
==Life==
Mathen began her career as a print journalist, working for the ''Surrey Mirror'' in the mid-1970s.〔Barnes, Simon (2003-04-18). (Land where folly and courage run hand in hand ). ''The Times''. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.〕 She became the British Broadcasting Corporation's first ever female British Asian to front a major national television programme in 1976 when she began working for ''John Craven's Newsround'' (the BBC's children's news series).〔Ahmed, Samira (2011-09-30) (Newsround, racism and me ). ''The Guardian''. Retrieved on 2011-10-01〕 She was the programme's first dedicated reporter – others, such as the anchorman John Craven, also appeared in other presenting roles for the BBC.〔(30 years of Newsround ). CBBC. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.〕 She worked on ''Newsround'' from 1976 to 1980. During this period, Samira Ahmed, now a prominent British Asian broadcaster, found Mathen an inspiration.〔
During the making of a documentary on women in Afghanistan in 1988, a conversation with a local doctor made her reconsider her journalistic role: "I suddenly felt like a bit of a fraud. That's when I vowed that if I were ever in a war zone again, I would be a medic and not a reporter". At the age of 36, she retrained as an ophthalmologist at St. George's Hospital Medical School.〔Kallury, Kruttika (2010-10-07). (Eye catcher ). ''India Today''. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.〕 After travelling to India in 1996, she saw the effects of cataracts in the poor rural north of the country and launched a non-profit organisation – Second Sight – in December 2000 to bring eye surgeons into the region.〔(Organisation ). Second Sight. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.〕 In 2010 and 2011, 80,000 people have benefited from cataract surgery supported by Second Sight.〔(Achievements ). Second Sight. Retrieved on 2012-03-13. 30,000 people regained their sight in 2010; 50,000 in 2011〕 She has written a book about her experiences called ''A Runaway Goat: Curing Blindness in Forgotten India''.〔(Excess Baggage: Medics abroad and Bridges ). BBC Radio 4. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.〕
Mathen and her boyfriend, Mark, have one son and one daughter. She enjoys playing football and has incorporated the encouragement of women's football in India as part of a programme discouraging child marriage.〔Carter, Sally (2011-04-01). (Lucy Mathen: From journalism to ophthalmology ). ''British Medical Journal''. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.〕 She is also a keen runner and completed two London Marathons and a half-marathon, raising money for Second Sight in the process.〔(Marathons ). Second Sight.〕
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