“I don't have the words to thank the ophthalmologist who restored the sight of my children"Mrs Murad, Pakistan
£30
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75% of all blindness is preventable or curable and often only at a minimal cost.
Your gift could help provide:
- Protection against river blindness for villages in West and Central Africa
- Cataract surgeries, restoring the sight to those in some of the poorest areas
- Training and education to people who are visually impaired or blind, giving them an opportunity to lead independent lives
This gift can bring a brighter future to some of the poorest people in the developing world
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Your gift purchase will contribute towards our general work to restore sight, prevent sight loss and provide services to people who have low vision or who are blind in some of the poorest countries in the world.
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Repeated trachoma infections had turned to trichiasis, where the eyelashes turn inwards and scrape the eyeball. This had made her right eye sore and itchy and she could no longer see properly. The pain was really starting to affect her life; even cooking was becoming difficult as the smoke irritated her eye, and made her eyes water. If left untreated the trichiasis would have eventually led to her blindness.
Okaonaga was able to have lid surgery at a Sightsavers supported hospital in Salima, close to her village. "If I was afraid I wouldn't have come" she told us.
At home following successful surgery the transformation of Okaonaga was remarkable. The surgery not only stopped the pain in her eyes, but also halted the inevitable onset of blindness and allowed Okaonaga to return to a pain-free life.