Born is a 69-year-old father from Cambodia. He is married with five sons, four daughters, and 30 grandchildren. He enjoys reading Buddhist texts and watching Thai dramas on TV.
“Born developed a cataract in each eye three years ago. This causes him blurred vision, tearing, cloudy lenses, and he is afraid of sunshine,” shares our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC). “He can’t see anything clearly, recognize faces, do work well, or go outside on his own.”
Before he lost his sight, Born worked at the pagoda. He and his son-in-law travelled three hours to CSC.
Cataracts occur when the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. For $225 CSC doctors will perform a surgery to remove Born’s cloudy lenses and replace them with synthetic implants. The surgery should last around an hour and Born’s should regain his sight shortly afterwards.
“I hope my vision gets better so I can see everything clearly like letters and faces and be able to do work and go outside by myself,” says Born.