By Carly Kruyer | CEO & Founder
Hello,
First off we'd like to thank you for your contribution to this project, we wouldn't be able to carry out the work we do, reaching children with vision impairment, in underpriveldged areas, without you. Thank you!
From our recent outreach we found 8 children needing further screening, 7 of which needing glasses, very high scripts to medium scripts, but all very necessary. One girl has a severe outward squint, and may need surgery, but we have put her in a pair of glasses to try re-engage her eyes. Hopefully over the next year this will help re-train her eyes and get that mind eye co-ordination so surgery wont be necessary.
One of the boys in our recent report has been back and forward to the Corneal Specialist/Surgeon with a Coneal Dermoid encroaching on his visual axis. We have got him into a pair of glasses and seeing around 20/20 for the first time in his life. His Corneal Dermoid is fine for now, and hopefully with some treatment we can try shrink the growth. He has a severe light sensitivity so his glasses get darker outside and turn to a cool pair of sunglasses. He is also very self concious of this growth and gets teased at school, so the glasses hide it a bit and his confidence immediately shot throuh the roof.
Some of the children needed eye drops such as Patanol, Omega, Artellac Allergy and Artellac Moisture. We found one girl had Blepharitis and she is on medicated drops and eye cleanser.
Schools been out on holiday, so we will get all the children into their glasses this week. We look forward to sharing their priceless smiles with you!
We cant thank you enough.
With love,
Eyes of Africa
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