Case Studies

Nimesha, like many young teenage girls, loves school, chatting with her friends and spending time with her family. She has many ideas for what she wants to do when she graduates High School – on the top of the list: Medical School. Unfortunately, Nimesha noticed her eyesight deteriorating two years ago and her quality of life also quickly began to decline.

Maadia is an eleven-year-old girl who has been experiencing poor vision for over two years. Although she spoke to her parents about her failing sight, they were unable to help her due to their financial situation.

“My new glasses make me feel so happy,” said Trung, a nine-year-old boy from the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau in Vietnam. Trung tells his story of the daily struggles he experienced for several years due to his poor vision.

Lyhour is a 14-year-old from Phnom Penh in Cambodia who attended a school screening program that visited his high school. The program was funded by Optometry Giving Sight and supported by the Brien Holden Foundation.

12-year-old Omar from India was very excited about his new pair of glasses, which have not only enabled him to see the blackboard clearly, but also improved his batting skills on the cricket field!

Sokunvortey is 15 and studies at a high school in a community a short distance from Phnom Penh. She is a keen student but over the last three years, seeing the whiteboard had become more difficult and she noticed she could not recognize her friends from a distance.

Habib is a 13-year-old boy who lives in a village called Khalishapur in northern Bangladesh. He is one of five children in a very poor family. Although Habib’s parents own their simple house, they have no land for cultivating rice or other crops. Habib and his father and brothers must find whatever work they can.