Justina is 7 years old and is going blind due to thickening cataracts. So much of the world around her is fading to black. She struggles to move around her home... to walk to school. She can barely see what's in front of her.
As Justina's sight fades, her hope does too. And without help, she'll become permanently blind. Without help, she'll lose her hope completely.
But you can change that. Today, you can give the amazing Easter gift of sight and hope to a child like Justina
CATARACTS are a leading cause of blindness among children in Africa
An estimated 50% of children who lose their sight will DIE WITHIN 1-2 YEARS of going blind.
Of those who survive, ONLY 1 IN 10 will go to school.
A cataract is a clouding of the lens within the eye. It blocks the passage of light to the retina so the nerve cells can’t send clear pictures to the brain about what the eye is seeing.
When a child like Justina needs cataract surgery, eye doctors use highly specialized surgical instruments and equipment. Unlike adult cataract surgeries that can be done under local anaesthesia, children require general anaesthesia. The surgeon makes a small incision in the child’s cornea and removes the cataract by removing the cloudy lens. Then the doctor inserts a new, clear plastic lens and closes the cornea with tiny stitches that dissolve on their own. It’s a detailed procedure that requires a great deal of precision.
Literally overnight – a child goes from blindness to sight. You can give a child a lifetime of sight with a $200 eye surgery.
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