Excerpt from The Commercial Appeal:

“I don’t want to waste my time when there are blind people out there in need,” said Charles, whose insights in the operating room underpin more than 50 tools and techniques he’s invented, enabling surgeons to make intricate maneuvers inside the eye once considered impossibly risky.

“I just think you have a moral imperative to get out there in the world and work your ass off, particularly if you have a particular talent,” he said.

Read the article in its full entirety online at The Commercial Appeal.