"I had surgery on one eye four years ago, and I've been waiting ever since for you to operate on my other eye," said a local patient to the Guangdong doctors at the Pacific Eye Institute in the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, Fiji.

This November, the "Bright Journey" medical team from the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University arrived in Fiji, with the Pacific Eye Institute in the Colonial War Memorial Hospital serving as the primary base for their work.

As soon as they arrived in Suva and dropped off their luggage, the team sprang into action. The team was divided into two groups. One group stayed in the outpatient consultation area to conduct screenings and registration, while another headed straight into the operating theatre to check instruments, microscopes and intraocular lens power one by one.

"The hospital opens at 7:00 AM, and our team arrived even earlier," said Wang Qiwei, an associate chief physician in the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Genetics at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University. She noted that many patients were already waiting at the entrance since 6:00 AM.

That afternoon, on the first day of surgeries, the reporter found Wang in a small consultation room, busily going through patient numbers and the powers of the intraocular lenses. "In a single day I saw more than 60 patients. This might be what local doctors handle in an entire week," she said, surprised when she realized it was already nearly 5:00 PM.

Moreover, now on her third visit to Fiji, Wang has become good friends with the local doctors, and their collaboration has become even smoother. "We couldn't accomplish all this on our own. The local hospital's nurses and doctors are fully committed and perform their duties diligently. Although things are very busy and time is tight, we all try to make time to communicate more with them."

广东医生来了，患者清晨排队待诊｜医援南太

“我做完了一只眼，等你们来做第二只眼，已经等了四年。”在斐济苏瓦的殖民战争纪念医院眼科中心，一位当地的患者这样对来自广东的医生说道。

今年11月，中山大学中山眼科中心“光明行”医疗队来到斐济，殖民战争纪念医院眼科中心便是医疗队此次开展工作的主要阵地。

刚抵达苏瓦放好行李，医疗队队员们迅速动了起来，一支队伍留在问诊区进行筛查、登记；另一支队伍则一头扎进手术室，对器械、显微镜、人工晶体度数等逐一进行确认。

“医院早上7时开门，医疗队提前就到了。”中山大学中山眼科中心小儿眼病与眼遗传病科副主任医师王琦玮发现，不少病人6时就在门口等候。

正式开启手术日的当天下午，记者在一间小诊室里看到了忙碌的王琦玮。“一天看了超过60个病人，这可能是当地医生一周的工作量。”王琦玮一边清点病人数量、核对人工晶体度数一边说。当被告知时间已接近下午5时，她自己也吃了一惊。

不仅如此，第三次来到斐济的王琦玮已与当地医生成为老朋友，这次大家之间的合作变得更加默契。“单靠我们自己是做不完这些事的，当地医院的护士和医生都全心投入，各司其职。过程中虽然很忙，时间很紧张，但我们都尽量花时间跟他们多交流。”

文｜记者 朱嘉乐 郭子扬
图｜记者 曾育文
视频｜记者 郭子扬 曾育文 朱嘉乐 实习生 黄麒臻 吴梦琪
策划：龚丹枫
统筹：朱嘉乐
译 | 郑奕玲
英文审校 | 林佳岱