Saroeun is a 47-year-old wife, mother, and grandmother who works as a farmer in Cambodia. In her free time, she enjoys sewing mats.
Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), tells us, “Saroeun has a pterygium in her eye that makes her vision blurry and gives her burning sensations and lots of itching. She has a hard time out on her farm because of her eye constantly tearing, and having to stop and rub them.”
A pterygium is wing-shaped growth of tissue that appears as a thin or thick, white or pink membrane on the surface of the eye. The growth extends from the inner or outer corner of the eye toward the center and is typically noticed when it begins to cover the iris—the colored portion of the eye surrounding the pupil. Common symptoms include burning, itching, and blurry vision, all of which Saroeun is experiencing.
$150 in funding will cover surgery to remove the pterygium from Saroeun’s eye as well as medication and follow-up care after surgery. CSC explains that, after surgery, “Saroeun will no longer have burning sensations and blurred vision.”
Saroeun looks forward to returning to work on the farm without eye pain and blurry vision.
Let’s help fund Saroeun’s eye surgery!