Meet Houy, a 70-year-old woman from Cambodia. Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), shares, “Houy is married with six children and twelve grandchildren. She spends most of her day doing housework.”
“Houy has had cataracts in both of her eyes for four years,” CSC explains. A cataract occurs when the lens of the eye becomes clouded, leading to blurred vision.
“Huoy’s cataracts make it difficult for her to do work on the farm and she can’t go to the pagoda or join ceremonies as much as she would like to,” CSC explains. “Houy also does not like to go outside during the day and go places that aren’t close to her house.”
With $225 in Watsi funding, Houy will receive cataract removal surgery. Doctors will remove her clouded lenses and replace them with clear implants. CSC explains that after surgery is performed on Huoy’s left eye, “Huoy will have clear vision in her left eye and can come back in 1-2 weeks for surgery on her right eye.”
CSC adds, “After surgery Huoy will help her family out at the farm, go to the pagoda more often, and try going out to places on her own.”