July 21, 2016
Ly is a 70-year-old married man from Cambodia who has two sons, four daughters, and ten grandchildren. He enjoys planting crops around his home and listening to the monks pray.
Two years ago Ly developed a cataract in each eye. This cloudy build-up of proteins in his lenses causes blurred vision and tearing, and he can’t do any work very well. Cataracts are one of the leading cause of blindness in Cambodia, and over 80% of these cases are preventable. Unfortunately, treatments are often inaccessible in rural areas.
Ly traveled three hours with his son to reach Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) for treatment. For $225, doctors will perform a phaco procedure and intraocular lens implant in each eye to replace his cloudy lenses with new artificial ones. This short and simple operation will relieve Ly of his blurred vision and tearing.
After recovery, Ly will be able to see clearly again and return home to his family.
Ly is a 70-year-old married man from Cambodia who has two sons, four daughters, and ten grandchildren. He enjoys planting crops around his h...
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October 12, 2016
Ly successfully received vision-restoring cataract surgery.
Ly’s eye cataract was successfully removed in his right eye and clear vision has been restored! Following his procedure, he received eye drops to reduce inflammation and fight infections. He 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, he may have had trouble finding a day to come back. Also, because he left with clear vision in one eye, his 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 he returns.
“I feel very happy that my eye can see everything more clear than before,” says Ly, “Now I can help my family do some work in the fields and at home.”
Ly's eye cataract was successfully removed in his right eye and clear vision has been restored! Following his procedure, he received eye dro...
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