After a traumatic accident involving firewood, Chan, a 20-year-old woman in Cambodia, developed a cataract in her right eye. According to our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, this causes Chan to be partially blind, experience a white lens, and have some pain.
Chan works as a rice farmer and in her spare time she enjoys listening to hip hop music. Chan hopes that with the right treatment she will see everything clearly again, and that the appearance of her white lens will improve.
Although Chan works as a farmer, she is unable to pay for the small incision cataract surgery (SICS) and the IOL (intra-ocular lens) implant that will restore her vision. For $150, Chan will receive the treatment that she needs continue supporting her family.
“I hope that my daughter will see everything clear again so that she can work and not be shy about her appearance,” says Chan’s mother.