Meet Sib, a 54-year-old woman from Cambodia. Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), tells us, “Sib is married with four sons, five daughters and four grandchildren. In her free time she likes to listen to monks praying and watch Chinese drama on TV.”
According to CSC, “Sib has a cataract in her left eye.” A cataract occurs when the lens of the eye becomes clouded. This clouded lens disrupts vision and causes discomfort.
CSC explains, “The cataract in Sib’s eye makes it very difficult for her to do her work at the farm during the day and then hard to do her duties for her family at night.”
Due to her vision loss, “Sib has stopped going to the pagoda because she doesn’t feel good trying to walk there without being able to see very well.”
With $150 in funding, Sib will receive surgery. Her surgeon will remove the clouded lens of her left eye and replace it with an artificial implant. This treatment will allow Sib to see clearly again.
CSC adds that, after surgery, “Sib looks forward to going back to the farm, helping her family with the house work, taking care of her grandchildren and going to the pagoda more often on her own.”