August 4, 2016
“I hope I can see everything clearly again so I can continue my work as a moto taxi driver and support my family,” says Soeun. For the past year, Soeun has had difficulty seeing clearly, working, and going outside on his own due to cataracts that developed in each eye.
Soeun, a 56-year-old Cambodian man, is married with two daughters. He enjoys watching news on the television. Soeun traveled five hours with his wife to reach Watsi’s medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), for treatment.
The income that Soeun makes as a driver is not sufficient to cover the $292 surgery he needs to restore his vision. Doctors at CSC will perform a phacoemulsification procedure, during which they will break apart Soeun’s clouded lenses and replace them with clear implant lenses. After his procedure, Soeun will no longer experience the blurred vision and tearing that makes it difficult to do his work.
Let’s help fund Soeun’s surgery so he can return to work and continue to support his family.
"I hope I can see everything clearly again so I can continue my work as a moto taxi driver and support my family," says Soeun. For the past...
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October 24, 2016
Soeun successfully received surgery to restore his vision.
Soeun’s eye cataract was successfully removed from his right eye and clear vision has been restored. Following the operation, Soeun 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 Soeun returns.
“I feel very happy that I can see everything clearly again,” shares Soeun, “I can continue my work and go anywhere outside by myself.”
Soeun's eye cataract was successfully removed from his right eye and clear vision has been restored. Following the operation, Soeun was give...
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