Meet Keng, a 60-year-old woman from Cambodia. Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), tells us: “Keng is married with two sons, one daughter, and five grandchildren. She works as a rice and crop farmer and in her spare time, Keng does housework and visits the pagoda.”
Six years ago, Keng developed a cataract in both eyes. A cataract occurs when a lens becomes cloudy, resulting in impaired vision. Keng has a white lens and blurred vision, which makes it difficult to see clearly.
“It is hard for me to do work on the farm and go anywhere outside by myself,” says Keng. “I can’t see the faces of people clearly.”
For $225, Keng can receive cataract surgery to remove the cloudy lens in her eye and replace it with a clear implant. CSC tells us that with this surgery, “Keng will be able to see clearly again and independently travel anywhere.”
Keng shares, “I want to see everything clearly again so I can do my work on the farm well and visit the pagoda by myself. I want to join in ceremonies at the pagoda without help from my family.”
Let’s make this happen for Keng!