Scott Raisbeck is packing his bags for a week in Fiji, but his time away will be far from a tropical holiday.
The Rotorua optometrist is heading to Ba, north of Nadi, today to work with the Fred Hollows Foundation to help restore the sight to Fiji locals.
He'll spend a week working with staff over there helping to identify the best course of treatment for patients with cataracts as well as working with patients before and after their surgery.
It's not the first time Mr Raisbeck has been overseas to help out. He undertook similar outreach work in Samoa about a decade ago.
He said he was excited to see the work that was being done in Fiji.