Mrs Bie has had a long journey when she arrives at the eye clinic in Pakse! Together with her husband, she lives in a village 70 miles away, near the Thai border. There, they work together on the piece of land of their own farm and look after a lot of animals. However, because of […]

In the past, Mr Kilhoy (76 years) used to work as a bus driver, but nowadays he is retired. His wife died 10 years ago, which is why he lives with his daughter's family in Pakse. For 7 years, his right eye has not been seeing very well. When he listened to the radio one […]

When Mrs Bounjong, whose eyesight is very poor, walked into the clinic yesterday, she was accompanied by her 7 years old granddaughter. Since 5 years, Mrs Bounjong's eyesight in both eyes has been declining and at the moment when we see her, she is all but blind, so that she has to be accompanied constantly […]

A couple of years ago, Mrs Latie lost her husband and now she lives together with her only daughter in a small farm near Pakse. Since a few months, the sight in her right eye has decreased. She worries a lot, because she has only one daughter who can help her and who has to […]

With his family, Mr Kikeo lives in another province, called Salavan (40 miles away) and he travelled all the way to Pakse especially to be examined by the medics of Asian Eye Care. His family possesses a piece of land in Salavan, where they grow rice, among other things. Because Mr Kikeo is already very […]

Mr Khampoune lives about 20 miles away from Pakse and works together with his wife and daughter as farmers on a piece of land. Since 3 years he has been seeing less through his right eye and it is becoming increasingly hard for him to endure bright sunlight, a frequently occurring condition in cataract patients, […]