By Jasmine Ng | Project Leader
Mim was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is one-half of a set of twins and weighs only 1240gm at birth. The twins were their parents' first babies and the parents were eagerly awaiting their arrival.
As first-time parents, they were undoubtedly excited about their bundles of joy and wanted their babies to be healthy and happy. However, little Mim had to be separated from her brother and parents as she needed to stay at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Apollo Hospitals for 58 days due to her low birth weight.
Mim developed Retinopathy of Prematurity in her eyes. It is a common eye condition that affects premature or low birth weight babies. Abnormal blood vessels grow in the retina (light-sensitive area of our eyes) and may lead to blindness if untreated.
Mim had laser treatments at Apollo Hospitals for her condition and was scheduled for follow up at Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, an Orbis partner hospital. During a follow up session, an Orbis-trained doctor identified that little Mim needs to undergo surgery in both eys to save her sight.
Little Mim underwent surgery at a tender age of just 74 days old. The surgery was a success and she is recovering well.
Mim's parents said " We thank Orbis and donors for establishing this essential Retinopathy of Prematurity service in Bangladesh. Without this, our precious daughter would not be able to see the light of this earth for her entire life."
Thank you friends for your generous contribution that made this possible! You gave a little girl one of the most important gifts in life - sight. With sight, Mim can live her life in full colour. She can grow up knowing what her parents and twin brother look like. She can play with her twin brother, friends and neighbours. She can go to school to learn and get an education. She can do all these things - because of you.
Thank you.
P.S. We are participating in the Global Giving's Girl Fund campaign 1 -15 March! Keep a lookout for our mail in March for the link to the campaign. The project is also in Bangladesh and will support job creation and eye screening and treatment for women.
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