A team of Dean McGee Eye Institute doctors envisioned their upcoming China trip to include routine cataract operations and goodwill aplenty. But a massive earthquake in Sichuan province may have them instead treating crushed, lacerated and ruptured eyes and faces.

"We can help them in a time of need when they hurt so much,” said Dr. Brad Farris , a neuro-ophthalmologist. "We'll be addressing the needs of the p...