August 4, 2016
Yem is an 83-year-old woman who is married with two sons, two daughters, and twenty grandchildren. She is a nun at the local village’s pagoda. She enjoys reading books and cleaning around the pagoda during her free time.
Four years ago, Yem developed a cataract in each eye. Because of her condition, she has blurred vision, tearing, and photophobia. She can’t see clearly or go outside on her own. She traveled one hour with her grandchild to reach a Watsi medical partner, Children’s Surgical Center, for treatment.
$292 will cover surgical costs to remove Yem’s cloudy natural lens and to insert an artificial lens for each eye. After a small incision cataract surgery and intraocular implant in each eye, Yem will be able to see clearly again.
Yem is an 83-year-old woman who is married with two sons, two daughters, and twenty grandchildren. She is a nun at the local village's pagod...
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October 24, 2016
Yem successfully received sight-restoring surgery.
Yem eye cataract was successfully removed from her left eye and clear vision has been restored. Following the operation, she was given eye drops to reduce inflammation and fight infection. Yem 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 Yem returns.
“I am very happy that my grandmother can see more clearly so that she can easily read books,” shares Yem’s grandchild. “I am thankful to all that helped on her eye surgery.”
Yem eye cataract was successfully removed from her left eye and clear vision has been restored. Following the operation, she was given eye d...
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