William – Mens Health – Eyes

by | Jul 14, 2021 | Men, Patients, Stories

William patiently waits as the bandages from his right eye are removed. The 29-year-old sits perfectly still as his eye is wiped clean. He slowly opens his eye as everyone in the room, including his wife and five-year-old son, wait with bated breath. Silently everyone...

Adama – Women’s Health – Eyes

by | Jul 13, 2021 | Patients, Stories, Women

Adama was five months pregnant when the world around her started to flicker and fade. Because of clouded, disc-like cataracts in her eyes, soon all she could see were shadows and shapes. Months passed as her vision continued to dwindle. “Maybe it will clear up after I...

Tresor – Children’s Health

by | Jul 13, 2021 | Children, Patients, Stories

Tresor is a ten-year-old boy with an explosive laugh. He’s a cheeky prankster with a competitive spirit, and he’s completely unafraid to speak his mind. He’s the kind of child you’d call unstoppable. But Tresor’s childhood took an unexpected turn when he was just...
Sidatu – Children’s Health Cataracts

Sidatu – Children’s Health Cataracts

by | Mar 16, 2021 | Children, Patients, Stories

Fatmata sat quietly in the Admissions tent cuddling her sixteen-month-old daughter in her lap. She had been searching for over a year for someone to give her some hope that little Sidiatu might have a normal life. Born with congenital cataracts in both eyes, the...