December 1, 2015
76-year-old Nam is married with seven daughters and 18 grandchildren. “She spends her free time doing house work, visiting the pagoda to listen to the monks pray, and meditating,” shares our medical partner in Cambodia, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC).
“Nam developed a cataract in each eye three years ago. This causes her blurred vision, irritation, tearing, and burning,” explains CSC.
Cataracts occur as proteins develop in the lens of the eye, causing cloudiness. Without treatment, the cloudiness increases over time and results in slowly deteriorating vision. This can ultimately result in total blindness, and is especially common in regions near the equator due to high ultraviolet light exposure.
“I cannot see clearly and go outside by myself or do any work,” Nam says.
For $225, we can fund surgery to cure Nam’s cataracts. In each eye, doctors will make a small incision to surgically remove the clouded lens and replace it with a new, artificial lens. Surgery will fully restore Nam’s vision.
76-year-old Nam is married with seven daughters and 18 grandchildren. “She spends her free time doing house work, visiting the pagoda to lis...
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January 7, 2016
Nam had cataract surgery to restore her vision.
“Nam can see everything much clearer than before,” our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), shares. To ensure that her simple cataract surgery creates significant improvements, “she has been instructed to apply eye drops daily to protect herself from infection.”
Nam looks forward to being able to contribute to her home again. “I feel so happy that my eyes can see everything clearly, now I can help my daughter cook food, clean the home and take care of my grandchild at home,” she shares. “I can go to pagoda with my village and join any ceremony.”
“I feel very happy that my mother can see everything clearly with both eyes,” Nam’s daughter adds. “Now I’m not to worry about her eyes becoming blind and I am very thankful to the doctors and staff at CSC that helped with the surgery for her eyes.”
"Nam can see everything much clearer than before," our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), shares. To ensure that her simple ...
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