Meet Sambath, a 58-year-old woman from Cambodia. Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), shares, “Sambath is married with six children and seven grandchildren. She spends her free time doing house work.”
Sambath has a cataract in one of her eyes. Cataracts are a condition in which a structure develops over the eye lens, causing blurred vision, which can worsen over time. When they reach maturation, cataracts can lead to swelling and cover the entire lens with an opaque layer. Sambath’s cataract is so severe that Sambath worries she will go blind in her eye.
CSC explains that the cataract causes Sambath to, “have a very hard time doing work at the farm and in her house. She also can’t go to the pagoda as much as she would like.”
For $150 we can fund Sambath’s treatment. She will receive a surgery in which her blurred lens will be replaced with a clear lens implant. CSC concludes, after surgery “Sambath will have fully restored vision.”
CSC tells us, “After surgery Sambath would like to get back on the farm so she can help support her family. She also is looking forward to going to the pagoda with no problems.”