Meet Tim, a 63-year old grandmother from Cambodia with five children and twelve grandchildren. “In her free time, she likes to sew pillows and mattresses,” shares our partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC).
Tim has a pterygium, a growth of pink, fleshy tissue on the white of the eye. Though this growth is a noncancerous lesion, it can continue growing until it covers the pupil of the eye and interferes with vision. Also known as surfer’s eye, this condition is common in people living close to the equator who are frequently in the sun.
CSC explains, “Tim has burning in her eyes that makes it hard for her to do anything and go anywhere. She is always uncomfortable and is worried she will go blind.”
For just $150, we can fund surgery that will remove the pterygium, allowing her to see properly again and relieving her of the burning her eye.
CSC tells us, “After surgery she hopes to return to sewing, go to the farm, take care of her grandchildren and in general have no more pain.”