October 26, 2016
Lonh is a 78-year-old rice farmer with three daughters and six grandchildren. He likes to go to the pagoda to listen to monks pray and join ceremonies.
Two years ago, Lonh developed a cataract in each eye, causing him blurred vision, burning, itchiness, cloudy lenses, and extreme sensitivity to light. He has difficulty seeing things clearly, recognizing faces, working, and going anywhere outside.
When Lonh learned about our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, he traveled for three hours with his daughter seeking treatment. On October 26, doctors performed small incision cataract surgery in each eye and inserted intraocular lens implants. After recovery, he will be able to see clearly again. Now, Lonh needs help to fund this $292 procedure.
“I hope I can see everything more clearly,” he says, “so that I can easily go anywhere outside or go to the pagoda by myself without needing to disturb another person to take care of me.”
Lonh is a 78-year-old rice farmer with three daughters and six grandchildren. He likes to go to the pagoda to listen to monks pray and join ...
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November 28, 2016
Lonh successfully received vision-restoring cataract surgery.
Lonh’s eye cataract was successfully removed from his right eye and clear vision has been restored. Following the operation, Lonh was given eye drops to reduce inflammation and fight infection. He 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, he may have had trouble finding a day to come back. Also, because he left with clear vision in one eye, his 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 Lonh returns.
“I am very happy that I can see clearly,” says Lonh. “I can easily go to the pagoda by myself. I don’t need another person to take me.”
Lonh's eye cataract was successfully removed from his right eye and clear vision has been restored. Following the operation, Lonh was given ...
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