July 4, 2016
Yath is married with five daughters and ten grandchildren. She is 73 years old and works as a rice farmer.
One year ago, Yath developed a cataract in each eye. Cataracts are common among the elderly as they occur due to age-related changes in the eye.
The cataracts cause her blurred vision, tearing, irritation, and cloudy lenses. She can’t see anyone clearly or go outside by herself, which affects her work as a farmer.
Yath traveled three hours with her sister to reach Watsi’s medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), for treatment, which will cost $225.
After a phaco procedure and an intraocular lens (IOL) implant in each eye, Yath will be able to see clearly again. The phaco procedure will remove the cloudy lenses, replacing them with the clear, IOL implants.
When Yath is not working, she enjoys visiting the pagoda to listen to the monks pray, as well as listening to them pray on the radio.
“I hope I can help my family do work on the farm and take care of my grandchildren,” Yath tells us, explaining her hopes for after the surgery.
Yath is married with five daughters and ten grandchildren. She is 73 years old and works as a rice farmer.
One year ago, Yath developed a...
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September 29, 2016
Yath received vision-restoring cataract surgery.
Yath’s left eye cataract was successfully removed and clear vision has been restored. Yath went home after her first surgery and has yet to come back to have the same operation in the other eye. Because coming to the clinic requires taking a day off from work and usually a family escort, Yath may have had trouble finding a day to come back. Also, because Yath patient left with clear vision in one eye, her problems with blurred vision are less of burden making the second surgery a less immediate priority than the first. Yath’s second surgery will be free whenever she returns.
“I’m happy I can see everything clearly again so now I can help my family do some work on the farm, at home, and help take care of my grandchildren,” Yath shared.
Yath's left eye cataract was successfully removed and clear vision has been restored. Yath went home after her first surgery and has yet to ...
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