Meet Rem, a 72-year-old woman from Cambodia. Rem is married and “spends her time visiting the pagoda listening to the monks pray and doing housework,” shares our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC).
Three months ago Rem developed a cataract, the clouding of the normally clear eye lens, in each eye. This causes her to be partially blind and experience tearing and irritation. “She can’t do work well, recognize people’s faces, or go anywhere on her own,” explains CSC. Cataracts account for about 50% of all cases of blindness worldwide, and formation typically occurs in both eyes.
$225 funds surgery to remove the cloudy lenses from both of her eyes and replace them with artificial lenses. Funding for Rem’s surgery includes post-operative care, and after the surgery, Rem will be able to see clearly again.
Rem hopes that after surgery: “I hope I can see everything clearly again, so I can easily do work and go anywhere outside by myself.”