December 7, 2015
“Visal is married with 3 sons, 6 daughters, and 10 grandchildren,” shares our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC). She spends most of her time taking care of her grandchildren and doing house work.
One year ago, Visal developed a cataract in each eye. “This causes her blurred vision, tearing, irritation, and she is afraid of sunshine,” reports CSC. Cataracts occur when the lens inside of the eye becomes cloudy, most commonly as a result of age-related changes. Since Visal’s neice received surgery at CSC, Visal decided to travel five hours with her daughter to come to CSC.
For $225, a surgeon will replace the cloudy lenses in Visal’s eyes with intraocular lens (IOL) implants, which will restore vision to both of her eyes. Visal’s daughter hopes that Visal can see clearly again and can travel far with independence.
“I hope my eye can see everything clearly again,” says Visal, a 68-year-old rice farmer from Cambodia.
"Visal is married with 3 sons, 6 daughters, and 10 grandchildren," shares our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC). She spends ...
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January 13, 2016
Visal received vision-restoring cataract surgery.
After a brief, 40-minute procedure, Visal’s can see clearly again for the first time in over a year. “I feel very happy that I can see from my eye more clearly than before,” she shares. “I can continue my work at farm field and do any work without difficulty. I can travel around easily on my own.”
“I no longer worry about my mother losing her vision” tells Visal’s daughter, “I feel very happy that my mother can see everything clearly again. I am very thankful to the doctor and all of the staff at Children’s Surgical Centre that helped in the surgery for her eye.”
After a brief, 40-minute procedure, Visal's can see clearly again for the first time in over a year. "I feel very happy that I can see from ...
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