Manikyalu can see better because of your donation

Cataract blindness is very common among poor people living in rural areas of India. Due to widespread poverty and a complete absence of ophthalmologists in rural areas, several thousands of poor people go blind and remain blind even though this is a treatable condition. To help such people, the Sankurathri Foundation has designed a community outreach program in which they take eye care to the door steps of the needy and poor in rural and remote areas.

Under this program, their medical team visits a location and conducts free eye examinations for all that show up. They advise those suffering from cataracts to undergo surgery, and if the patients are willing, Sankurathri provides same-day transportation to the base hospital for surgery. Preoperative testing, food, accommodation, medicine during surgery, intraocular lenses (lenses implanted in the eye), post operative medications, and transportation back to the village are free of cost to the patient. In addition, they also provide transportation to the two postoperative visits.

Manikyalu is a 70 year old farmer living with his wife in Vemulavada, a town in Andhra Pradesh, India. He has two daughters that are married and living with their families. Manikyalu earns about $30 per month and has been suffering from defective vision in his right eye for one year. When he attended our free eye screening camp in Kondayyapalem, we decided to provide him with cataract surgery. Because of your donation, Karen, Manikyalu received this surgery free of charge.

Thank you for helping Manikyalu to see better.