Cataract in Children

Meet Fritz Salas, a 5 year old boy from Bacolod City.  He was brought to our office by his lola, who was referred by a politician (part of their election campaign).  We let him read letters and he passed it but when we checked his eyes with an ophthalmoscope, the pupils have very little reaction so we referred them to the eye clinic for further check up.

When the lola returned after a few hours, it was confirmed that Fritz has indeed cataract on both eyes.  Upon interview we learned that he together with his one brother was abandoned by both the parents and now their lola is taking care of them.

I asked him to look at the camera when I was taking the picture and this is how he looked straight.  Always head down and tilting as maybe he's trying to get some vision from the periphery.

He must be cleared by the pediatrician first for the surgery before we can schedule him for operation. 

Friends you may know someone somewhere like Fritz who's struggling in life because of sight threatening conditions like cataract, squint, or may need a mere eye glasses to improve their vision but too poor to consult an eye doctor, please refer them to us.  Any part of the Philippines doesn't matter we can do miracles by referring them to our partners.  Just contact us.  You can text +639228606763 or call +63 34 4350714 (telefax), or e-mail us @ cataractfoundation@gmail.com

Let us help our children now because for them love is spelled as T I M E =)