October 5, 2016
Noem is an 80-year-old woman from Cambodia. She is married with two sons, one daughter, and ten grandchildren. She likes to go to the pagoda to listen to monks pray. Noem heard about the Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), a Watsi medical partner, from a neighbor who had surgery there before. She traveled for three hours with her daughter to reach CSC for treatment.
Noem developed a cataract in each eye about one year ago. This has caused blurred vision, cloudy lenses, and tearing. It is difficult for her to see things clearly and go places on her own.
A phacoemulsification procedure, to break up and remove the cataracts, and an intraocular lens (IOL) implant in each eye will allow Noem to see clearly again. $292 will cover the costs of the surgery and care Noem needs.
Noem says, “I hope I can see everything more clear than now so that I can easily go to ceremonies and the pagoda or anywhere else outside.”
Noem is an 80-year-old woman from Cambodia. She is married with two sons, one daughter, and ten grandchildren. She likes to go to the pagoda...
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November 16, 2016
Noem successfully received vision-restoring cataract surgery.
Noem 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. Noem 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 Noem returns.
“I am very happy that my mother can see clearly,” shares Noem’s daughter. “She can go anywhere by herself and I won’t have to worry about her vision loss anymore. I am thankful.”
Noem eye cataract was successfully removed from her left eye and clear vision has been restored. Following the operation, she was given eye ...
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