Tag Archives: cataract blindness

Bilaterally Blind in Battambang

Posted on January 30, 2011 by ecivision

by Gary Barth, MD My last day of volunteer surgery in Cambodia was quite memorable; and, I am happy to share the experience with the help of my wife, Kevin. She took the pictures that appear in this blog.  For … Continue reading →

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Auto-“Couching” of Her Own Cataract: 80 Years Old and Smiling

Posted on January 29, 2011 by ecivision

By Gary Barth, MD Today in Battambang, Cambodia Dr. Heng Ton and I were screening seventeen villagers, mostly women, brought in by a BOCC van from a village 90 Km away. One of the ladies that came by van had … Continue reading →

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Cataract Screening at Cambodian Health Clinics

Posted on January 22, 2011 by ecivision

For the past two days, the Seva Foundation staff and volunteers have been attending rural government-run health clinics around the old Cambodian capital of Siem Reap. These clinics are the precursor to next week’s cataract and pterygium surgery camps to … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Victims of Cataract Blindness

Posted on January 20, 2011 by ecivision

One of the privileges in doing volunteer surgery is the ability to find out who are unexpected victims of unnecessary blindness. Here are two telling examples: 1) young family members: My then 13-year-old son takes credit for the picture below. … Continue reading →

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