> Source: https://mohamedmohyudin.com/notes/ — updated 25 September 2026
> Occasional long-form writing by Mr Mohamed Mohyudin on surgery, global eye health, cinema and the business of deciding not to operate.

# Notes & Essays by Mr Mohyudin: Written to be kept

Occasional pieces, published when there is something worth saying rather than on a schedule. Surgery, sight, film, and the parts of the job nobody puts in a brochure.

Updated 25 September 2026

1.  [
    
    Practice 28 July 2026 4 min
    
    ## Saying No Is Most of the Job
    
    A surgeon is paid to operate, which is exactly why the decision not to operate is the one worth paying for.
    
    ](https://mohamedmohyudin.com/notes/saying-no-is-most-of-the-job/)
2.  [
    
    Cinema 22 June 2026 4 min
    
    ## What a Surgeon Notices in a Film
    
    Ophthalmic surgery and cinematography are both, in the end, about controlling where someone looks. I cannot watch a film without noticing the second one at work.
    
    ](https://mohamedmohyudin.com/notes/what-a-surgeon-notices-in-a-film/)
3.  [
    
    Humanitarian 14 May 2026 5 min
    
    ## The Twenty-Minute Operation
    
    Cataract surgery is the most cost-effective operation in medicine, and most of the world cannot get it. The reason is not surgical difficulty.
    
    ](https://mohamedmohyudin.com/notes/the-twenty-minute-operation/)

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