It might be the most popular video in the world on YouTube right now — and much of it is set in Jacksonville.
– A video from YouTuber MrBeast with the headline “1,000 Blind People See For The First Time” has garnered more than 72 million views in only three days. A large part of the video involves ophthalmologist and surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Levenson and his team who operate in Jacksonville.from 24-year-old YouTube sensation MrBeast, who has a following of 131 million subscribers, the sight of 1,000 people who were blind or near-blind but could not afford cataract surgery is restored.
Levenson, of Levenson Eye Associates, told News4JAX that the influencer called him about three months ago with an idea to pay for 1,000 people’s surgeries in three weeks and that he followed through on his promise. But in a leap of faith, the two teamed up. Levenson is part of a local charity called Vision Is Priceless and a global group called See International, and that’s how they got 1,000 patients, including 40 Jacksonville-area residents, who previously wouldn’t have had access to the life-changing operation.
“I tend to think of cataract surgery as man’s greatest invention,” Levenson said. “Of all the surgeries in the world, cataract surgery is probably the most effective.”Levenson’s career-long mission to end the most common cause of blindness is amplified in the 8-minute video. News4JAX asked him what it is like to restore someone’s vision after a short surgery.
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