Tith is an 80-year-old woman from Cambodia. She is married with one son, two daughters, and nine grandchildren. She spends her free time visiting the pagoda and listening to the monks pray. She traveled 3 hours with her son to reach our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Center (CSC), after years of experiencing discomfort and pain in her eyes.
“Tith has developed entropion and has a cataract in each eye,” CSC says. “The entropion causes her eyelids to turn inward so her lashes and skin scratch the surface of her eyes. The cataracts make it difficult for her to see clearly. She can’t open her eyelids easily and she experiences blurred vision, itchiness, irritation, and tearing.”
For $290, Tith will receive an ectropion repair procedure to correct her conditions and restore her vision.
“Tith will have an entropion correction surgery for each eye, and return to CSC for a cataract removal surgery,” her doctor says. “She will be able to easily open her eyelids and her lashed will not bother the surface of her eyes anymore.”
After surgery, Tith looks forward to feeling more comfortable and living without pain. Her son adds that he hopes the surgery is successful, and that his mother will no longer have to worry about her condition.