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“Good eye service
is the right of HELPING PEOPLE SEE |

everybody, not just
the wealthy who

can afford it.”

– Fred Hollows

CASE STUDY:CAMBODIA

THOL’S STORY

A simple 15 minute operation was all it
took to give Thol’s children their mother
back. Thol was blind from cataracts for two
years, unable to leave the small wooden
platform that was her family’s home in
northern Cambodia. Her children fended
for themselves and survived by fishing and
collecting rubbish on the streets.
The Foundation supported Thol’s surgery at
Oddar Meanchey Provincial Hospital. When
her patches were removed she was overcome
with joy as she caressed her baby son, Cheet.
It was the first time she had seen him clearly.
With her independence restored, Thol is
now supporting her
family by selling fish
and frogs at the local
market. “My big wish
was for my children
to be able to go to
school,” Thol said.
Now her dream has
become reality.