Zomba, Malawi … The importance of eyesight cannot be questioned. Simply put, human beings are made to see. For various reasons however, some people end up with only partial vision. There are several causes of eye problems. The most serious is that of cataracts, according to the World Health Organization, who indicates it is the leading cause of visual impairment in all areas of the world, except in developed world.
Dorothy Chuma is one of silent victims of eye problems. She has suffered with only partial sight for the last two years.
After a diagnosis at Zomba Central Hospital in southern Malawi, Dorothy was advised to obtain a pair of glasses. She followed their advise, but in time the glasses were no longer effective. The problem grew more severe, and in time she was back where she could not see well or even read. The time she could not afford to purchase another pair of eye -glasses.
Recently, with support from the Malawi Project Dorothy was provided a pair of eye-glasses. “Now I can read again,” she said with a big sigh of relief. As she looked up with her new glasses she smiled with a better hope for tomorrow.
– Reported by Wilson Tembo
Note: RestoringVision is a not-for-profit in San Rafael, California that specializes in supplying reading glasses for emerging world nations. Since 1993 they have partnered with 1,400 supplied organizations and supplied Seven million glasses around the world. You can easily order and have them drop shipped to the Malawi Project for distribution in Malawi. $17.50 (includes postage) will obtain 25 pair of reader glasses. Contact: restoringvision.org