October 10, 2016
Rin is an 81-year-old woman who is married with three sons, four daughters, and twenty grandchildren. She likes to go to the pagoda to listen to monks pray and join ceremonies. Rin heard about Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) from a neighbor who had surgery there before. She traveled for one hour with her daughter to reach CSC for treatment.
Rin developed a cataract in each eye about six months ago, causing blurred vision. It is difficult for her to see things clearly and go anywhere on her own.
$292 will cover the costs of the surgery and care Rin needs to see clearly again. The surgery will consist of an extra-capsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and an intraocular lens (IOL) implant in each eye. Extra-capsular cataract extraction (ECCE) is a category of eye surgery in which the lens of the eye is removed while the elastic capsule that covers the lens is left partially intact to allow implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL).
Rin says, “I hope to see everything more clear than now so that I can go to the pagoda or anywhere else outside without needing to disturb another person to take care of me.”
Rin is an 81-year-old woman who is married with three sons, four daughters, and twenty grandchildren. She likes to go to the pagoda to liste...
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November 21, 2016
Rin successfully received vision restoring cataract surgery.
Rin’s eye cataract was successfully removed from her right eye and clear vision has been restored. Following the operation, she was given eye drops to reduce inflammation and fight infection. Rin 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, she may have had trouble finding a day to come back. Also, because she left with clear vision in one eye, her 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 Rin returns.
“I feel very happy that I can see everything clearly again,” shares Rin. “I can easily go to the pagoda without needing another person to take me there.”
Rin's eye cataract was successfully removed from her right eye and clear vision has been restored. Following the operation, she was given ey...
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