Julian is 43-years-old and lives with his three children and wife in a humble house made of adobe and tin. Julian works as a farmer, waking up before sunrise to go work on the small plot of corn that they rent. Due to complications of his diabetes, he often has a hard time working, meaning his sons have had to stop their education to be able to work and support the family’s basic necessities.
Julian has been a diabetes patient of Wuqu’ Kawoq, a Watsi medical partner, since 2014, and was previously funded on Watsi for his diabetes care. Unfortunately, diabetes increases the risk of developing cataracts and retinopathy, which severely limit vision. Since we were able to catch his cataracts relatively quickly, surgery will likely restore his vision, preventing him from becoming blind down the road.
Surgery will remove the cataracts that are blurring Julian’s vision. This will restore his vision, giving him the ability to see just as well as he could before he started to suffer from acute diabetes. This will give him improved vision for many years to come.
Julian said, “I would like to improve my vision, so I can help my sons continue to study, and they can improve their quality of life.”