Meet Oun, a 47-year-old woman from Cambodia. Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), informs us, “Oun is married with one son, one daughter, and two grandchildren. In her spare time she enjoys watching Thai dramas on TV.”
Oun has a pterygium in both of her eyes. A pterygium is a non-cancerous growth in the mucus membrane that lines the inner eyelid and cornea.
Oun has difficulty seeing clearly out of her eyes because the pterygium has obstructed her vision. This makes it difficult for her to work on her farm, and to go outside alone. The pterygium has also caused her eyes to burn and itch, and has made her feel less confident in her appearance.
With $150 in funding, Oun will receive surgery in which the conjunctive growth on the cornea will be removed and replaced with a new graft of her tissue to cover the hole and prevent the pterygium from returning.
CSC believes that after treatment, “Oun will have less pain and her vision will improve. She wants to be able to see clearly so she can to do her work on the farm very well and easily go outside.”