Baby Khushboo Story
This beautiful baby was only 14 months old when her parents brought her to the eye camp in Balwari, Jodhpur, which was sponsored by donations made in memory of a North London businessman. Khushkoo was blind in both eyes with congenital cataract. Her parents knew but were unable to do anything as they could not afford surgery. The Indian milieu does not favour a girl child and the birth of one is often looked upon as a curse and a lifelong burden. Even worse, this little girl was blind too! Our eye camp at Baldawi was a godsend and Kushboo was quickly admitted. Having had good results from operating on the left eye, the right eye was done a few months later. She has shown excellent visual recovery in both eyes, thanks to the help of caring people in the UK.

Subhash Story
Subhash is a 16-year-old boy who had traumatic cataract of one year duration. He had sustained a wooden stick injury in the eye a year ago and was blind since then. The case was a complicated one and the prognosis was not good, hence nobody wanted to operate. After explaining the prognosis to Subhash, we operated on him using a specialised technique called ensectomy with vitrectomy. One week after surgery he has finger counting vision at one metre, whereas prior to surgery he could only appreciate the difference between light and dark. Although the visual outcome does not seem impressive, it was expected in a serious case like this where the inside of the retina was damaged due to injury

Shoba & Pushpa Story
Shoba and Pushpa are among hundreds of heart-rending success stories of people whose lives have been changed after surgery in our camps. Recently, a mother arrived with her two daughters, 7 year old Shoba and 5 year old Pushpa, both suffering from congenital cataracts. Their parents had tried in vain for their operations, always thwarted by the prohibitive cost.
By the time they arrived at the camp, the children’s vision had already deteriorated badly. Unfortunately, Pushpa is also retarded, which made it difficult to assess her condition.
Happily, however, both girls underwent successful lens implant surgery at no cost to the poor parents. The pictures tell all!