At first, Ms. Kay Si, a 66 year old inhabitant of Ban Kampeng did not notice how she gradually lost sight in both eyes. But the fog grew more and more dense, until she could no longer see her beloved daughter. Neither could she clearly see the food that she wanted to prepare for her […]

Mr. Budphon, a 73-year old entrepreneur in the timber business from Fan Kankhung, was busy working when he quite suddenly became blind. That was about 6 months ago. What about his work now that he couldn't even get there by himself? Mr. Budphon became entirely dependent upon his family. Fortunately, his son, a doctor working […]

Within a period of three years, the sight in both eyes of Ms. Thongsi, a 64-year old inhabitant of Ban Sanamsay, grew worse and worse. Within her family, she met with little understanding. It made her very sad to feel that relatives had not much patience with her worsening handicap. Immediately after the surgery, when […]

Myanmar, formerly Burma, has been cut off from the outside world for more than 50 years and incurred enormous backlogs, also with regard to health care. As far as eye care is concerned, the backlog in the treatment of blindness is much greater than in the rest of Asia. The number of blind people in […]

Kinsayt Toncam is a 60 years old farmer from Ban Singsampan, a profession that is hard to carry out for a blind person. Initially, when his eyesight started to blur, he could manage for a while with glasses. However, after four pairs in one year, there was the unavoidable diagnosis that he had cataract, and […]

Ms. Saiyi is an 82 year old inhabitant of a village 40 kilometers from Pakse, in the Province of Champasak in the South of Laos. Two years ago she gradually became blind in both of her eyes. How endlessly long her days were; not being able to do anything, to contribute to the family life. […]