abstract: Edinburgh opthalmic nurse Caron Jenkins has just returned front the heat of a Zimbabwean summer where she worked on a project to help restore the sight of people suffering from cataracts. As a volunteer with the youth development charity Raleigh International, Caron managed the programme for the American charity Scientific Eye Expeditions (SEE). She led a team of volunteers who helped to screen nearly 2,500 people. 'It has been a real challenge and I feel honoured to be involved in something so worthwhile,' she said. Caron also helped to build a clinic in a remote rural area.