Neat is a nine-year-old boy from Cambodia who aspires to be an engineer. “He is the youngest in his family, he has two brothers and one sister,” shares our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC). “In his free time he likes to play games."
“Since birth, Neat’s left eyelid has excessively drooped because of a condition called ptosis,” explains CSC. If left untreated, ptosis may lead to a lazy eye which can cause permanent decreased vision or blindness in adulthood.
Neat shares, “I am shy with my friends because of the way my eye looks and I cannot study very well.”
With $290, Neat will receive a ptosis correction procedure. “After surgery, Neat will be able to see everything clearly out of his left eye and be more confident about his appearance,” adds CSC.