October 5, 2016
Khon is a 60-year-old rice farmer from Cambodia. She is married with no children. She likes going to the pagoda to listen to monks pray. She knew about the Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), a Watsi medical partner, because her aunt had surgery there before. Khon traveled for three hours with her sister to reach CSC for treatment.
Khon developed a cataract in each eye about three years ago, causing blurred vision, pain, and burning. This makes it difficult for her to see things clearly, do any work, and go anywhere outside on her own. After a phacoemulsification procedure, to break up and remove the cataracts, and an intraocular lens (IOL) implant in each eye, Khon will be able to see clearly again. $292 will cover the costs of the surgery and care Khon needs.
Khon says, “I hope that I can see everything clearer than now so that I can continue my work as a farmer again and I can easily go to the pagoda or go anywhere outside by myself without needing to disturb another person to take care of me.”
Khon is a 60-year-old rice farmer from Cambodia. She is married with no children. She likes going to the pagoda to listen to monks pray. She...
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November 16, 2016
Khon successfully recieved vision-restoring cataract surgery.
Khon’s eye cataract was successfully removed from her left eye and clear vision has been restored. Following the operation, she was given eye drops to reduce inflammation and fight infection. Khon went home after the first surgery and has yet to return to have the same operation completed in the other eye. Because returning to the clinic requires taking a day off from work and usually a family escort, she may have had trouble finding a day to come back. Also, because she left with clear vision in one eye, her problems with blurred vision are less of a burden making the second surgery a less immediate priority than the first. The second surgery will be free whenever Khon returns.
“I feel very happy that I can see everything clearly again,” shares Khon. “I can continue my work as a farmer and easily go to the pagoda. I don’t have to bother others to take me anywhere.”
Khon's eye cataract was successfully removed from her left eye and clear vision has been restored. Following the operation, she was given ey...
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