Patient stories

Floyd was building a house when he got a splinter in his eye, causing a cataract to form.

Raj worked her entire life to care for her family but felt her blindness made her a burden.

Toese relied on his eight-year-old son to look after him which meant he couldn’t go to school.

Globally, women account for more than 60 percent of all people who are blind. Mere was one of these women.

Without his sight, Solomone couldn’t work as a fisherman to provide for his family.

After 20 long years of blindness, Luke thought he would never see again.

Charlie had cataracts in both eyes, making his job in construction extremely dangerous.

Hepi’s blindness made her feel incomplete. She couldn’t fulfil her duties to her husband or her daughter.

Valentina can finally see her grandchildren again after her sight-saving operation.

Durkita, a crocodile hunter, travelled for three days by canoe to have his sight restored.

Vani spent 12 years in darkness because of cataracts. She’d never seen some of her grandchildren.

Ioane's eye was injured while he was playing with his friends by a rubbish heap.

Thanks to her sight-saving operation, Deonisia regained her independence.