Poon is a 66 years old woman who lives in Ban Nalaan, a village in the south of Laos. Within one year, her eye sight has gone rapidly downhill. Especially her right eye deteriorated quickly. Of course, she worried about this a great deal, and although she received a lot of support from the people […]

Mr. POKHAI is a 60 years old local from Ban Nounson, a small village in the province of Champasak in South Laos. About one year ago, Pokhai slowly became blind. Life became very difficult for him. Walking and even eating; for everything, Pokhai became dependent on the help from others. Both an ophthalmic nurse and […]

Boutsi, a brisk elderly man from Ban Nondou, is well-known to AEC. Five years ago, one of his eyes was operated on by us and now, the other one needed treatment. Before he was operated on for the first time, he had become very depressed because of his loss of sight. Although he knew that […]

Mr. SISAMOUTH is a 68 years old local from Ban Sikai, a small village in the province of Champasak in the South of Laos. Sisamouth told that, only a couple of months ago, the sight in both eyes started to get cloudy. Especially during the day, while at work in the fields as farmer, he […]

Ms. Mey Soon, a 75 year old inhabitant of Ban Wunsai, a small village in South Laos, remembers very well how quickly the sight in both her eyes had deteriorated within one year, so that she couldn't perform even the simplest tasks. She could no longer look after the grandchildren, which she had always loved […]

The 69 year old Mr. Iwuyi from Ban Sammonnuy lost all courage when his eyesight gradually deteriorated within a period of two years. How could he continue his work as a fisherman and so contribute to the family income? How great his relief and confidence were when Mr. Iwuyi heard that the skilled ophthalmologists of […]