Tuesday October 7, 2008
Free cataract surgery for the poor
By OH ING YEEN
HERE’S the chance for cataract patients to regain their sight.
On Oct 9, in conjunction with World Sight Day, poor cataract patients will be able to undergo free surgery at the Centre For Sight Laser Eye Centre in Taman SEA, Petaling Jaya, and in Rawang.
Eye examination: Choong (left) using the slit lamp to check a patient.
World Sight Day falls on the second Thursday of October every year.
This is the third year that the centre is offering free cataract surgery, the centre’s business development manager David Chua said.
“Blindness by cataract is reversible. Cataract is caused by the degenerative changes of the lens due to the ageing process.
“Aside from the surgery, we also provide medication and follow-up treatment.
“Those who want to undergo the free surgery have to get a referral letter from an NGO as the surgery is only for those who are poor.
“They also have to come for an eye-check at the centre a week ahead or at least three days before the surgery,” he said, adding that a cataract surgery normally costs about RM4,000.
He said the centre was well-equipped and that the one in Taman SEA had four full-time doctors.
The idea was initiated by the centre’s founder Dr Choong Yean Yaw.
“The idea stems from my involvement at an eye camp in Myanmar. I go there every year in December for a week to help out at a hospital run by monks.
“They have a much bigger team there. During that week, I am able to perform 100 surgeries,” said Choong who is a sub-specialist in corneal diseases and refractive surgery.
For more info, call 03-7804 4051 or visit http://www.centreforsight.com.my/.
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