Patient stories
Read about the people whose lives have changed thanks to generous donors like you.
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Ngu's story
Age 42, Tonga
Fearful, helpless, hurting… then a 20-minute operation gave him his sight back and his life. -
Gabriella's story
Age 3, Vanuatu
Gabriella's cataract surgery changed her life, enabling her to go to school and have a childhood. -
Daniel's story
Age 4, Tonga
When a child needs an emergency operation to save his sight, you don't hold back. -
Timwia and Nawere’s story
Both age 70, Kiribati
When Timwia and Nawere met it was love at first sight. Now it's love at second sight. -
Bibiane’s story
Papua New Guinea
Having cataracts in both eyes meant Bibiane could no longer look after herself. -
Jesse’s story
Age 74, Vanuatu
Jesse is a village chief and keen gardener, relying on his sight to make a living. -
Platini’s story
Age 8, Solomon Islands
Platini was born with cataracts that gradually got worse as he got older. -
Floyd’s story
Age 21, Vanuatu
Floyd was building a house when he got a splinter in his eye, causing a cataract to form.
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Raj's Story
Age 75, Fiji
Raj worked her entire life to care for her family but felt her blindness made her a burden. -
Toese’s story
Age 39, Samoa
Toese relied on his eight-year-old son to look after him which meant he couldn’t go to school. -
Mere’s story
Age 62, Fiji
Globally, women account for more than 60 percent of all people who are blind. Mere was one of these women. -
Solomone’s story
Age 63, Tonga
Without his sight, Solomone couldn’t work as a fisherman to provide for his family. -
Luke’s story
Age 80, Solomon Islands
After 20 long years of blindness, Luke thought he would never see again. -
Charlie’s story
Age 51, Vanuatu
Charlie had cataracts in both eyes, making his job in construction extremely dangerous. -
Hepi’s story
Age 65, Tonga
Hepi’s blindness made her feel incomplete. She couldn’t fulfil her duties to her husband or her daughter. -
Valentina’s story
Age 59, Tonga
Valentina can finally see her grandchildren again after her sight-saving operation. -
Durkita’s story
Papua New Guinea
Durkita, a crocodile hunter, travelled for three days by canoe to have his sight restored. -
Vani’s story
Age 72, Fiji
Vani spent 12 years in darkness because of cataracts. She’d never seen some of her grandchildren. -
Ioane’s story
Age 6, Kiribati
Ioane's eye was injured while he was playing with his friends by a rubbish heap. -
Deonisia’s story
Age 64, Fiji
Thanks to her sight-saving operation, Deonisia regained her independence.