Khai is a 57-year-old woman living in Cambodia. She and her husband have two sons, two daughters, and one grandchild. “She spends her time doing housework and planting bananas and vegetables around her home,” shares our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC). “Khai developed a cataract in each eye one year ago,” explains CSC. Cataracts occur when one’s natural eye lens becomes increasingly opaque, making it difficult to see. Over 90% of blindness in Cambodia is preventable and mostly caused by cataracts. Khai’s cataracts are disrupting her everyday life: “[they] cause her blurred vision, tearing, irritation, and cloudy lenses,” says CSC. For $225, Khai can undergo a phacoemulsification surgery and receive intraocular lenses. In the phacoemulsification procedure, one’s cataract is emulsified and extracted from the eye. The intraocular lens is then implanted to replace the natural lens, which will allow Khai to see clearly again. “I hope I can see everything clear [after the surgery],” expresses Khai, “so I can do housework, cook food, and take care of my grandchild at home.”