July 18, 2016
Sary, a 54-year-old woman from Cambodia, enjoys visiting the pagoda to listen to the monks pray. She is married and has two sons, four daughters, and eight grandchildren.
Two years ago, Sary developed a pterygium– a growth of pink, fleshy tissue on the white of the eye– in each eye. The condition causes her tearing, blurred vision, pain, burning, and irritation. She has difficulty seeing clearly and experiences discomfort.
Sary traveled three hours with her husband to reach Watsi’s medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, for treatment. She requires a pterygium excision surgery in each eye, during which doctors will remove the growths and relieve her pain, tearing, and irritation. Sary’s income from selling sugar cane is not enough to cover the $150 procedure that will allow her to see clearly again.
Let’s help fund this simple procedure and get Sary back to work, to her family, and to the activities she enjoys.
Sary, a 54-year-old woman from Cambodia, enjoys visiting the pagoda to listen to the monks pray. She is married and has two sons, four daug...
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October 17, 2016
Sary successfully received vision-restoring eye surgery.
Two years ago, 54-year-old Sary from Cambodia developed a pterygium in each eye. While the growths are benign, they have caused Sary headaches, burning, and tearing, and for years she has not been able to see clearly.
After Sary and her husband traveled three hours to the Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), she successfully received surgery to remove the pterygium growths in both of her eyes! The surgery was a success; she is in much less pain now and the tearing has completely stopped. With time, her symptoms will continue to lessen and her vision will continue to improve.
“I can easily see clearly now and I can continue my sugar business,” shares Sary.
Two years ago, 54-year-old Sary from Cambodia developed a pterygium in each eye. While the growths are benign, they have caused Sary headach...
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