After living with painful eye disease for decades, Napolo from Kenya finally found lasting relief through trachoma surgery supported by Operation Eyesight and partners.
Category: Cataract
How an eye screening changed everything for Zara
From her earliest days in school, 13-year-old Zara in Nepal struggled to get by. She couldn’t read what her teachers wrote on the blackboard, and she often rolled her eyes around and made unusual body movements, instantly making her stand out as “different” to her peers. We can only imagine how lonely and confusing life… Continue reading How an eye screening changed everything for Zara
“Ma, I Can See!”: A Ghanaian boy’s journey from injury to clear vision
At 13 years old, Erasmus is like many other boys his age: tall, gangly and a little bit shy. He says he’d like to be a soldier when he grows up. While joining the military seems achievable, that dream was nearly shattered for Erasmus a few years ago, when an accident threatened both his vision… Continue reading “Ma, I Can See!”: A Ghanaian boy’s journey from injury to clear vision
Notes from the field: An end to isolation for a young mother
When I first met Mary*, she told me how she had been blind since 2012. She had started losing her vision when she was very young – when she was a new bride and expecting her first child. Living in a rural area, far from any hospitals, she went to a traditional healer for help… Continue reading Notes from the field: An end to isolation for a young mother
