Plowing the fields, checking on his crops and just walking around the farm all became difficult – and even hazardous – for Harprasad when his eyesight started to fade. For the 69-year-old farmer in India, the idea of quitting work and sitting at home all day was unbearable. His pride was in maintaining the family’s land, alongside his wife, daughter and three sons.
Harprasad discussed his failing vision with his family, but they were unsure where to seek eye treatment.
Happily, the family’s village was included in one of our outreach projects. A community health worker showed up on their doorstep and examined Harprasad’s eyes, concluding that he had cataracts, a diagnosis that was confirmed after she sent him to the nearby Nehtaur Vision Centre.
Initially, Harprasad’s diagnosis caused him even more anxiety, as he worried about how he’d pay for the recommended cataract surgery. But the community health worker explained that he qualified for a free operation and that his transportation, meals and hospital stay would also be taken care of, thanks to the support of generous donors like you.
Harprasad underwent bilateral cataract surgery at our partner hospital, the C.L. Gupta Eye Institute in Moradabad. When the bandages came off, he was amazed by his clear vision. Now he’s confidently working on his farm once again.
