When sight fades slowly, life gets smaller with it. Farmers stop going to their fields. Mothers need help in their own kitchens, while grandparents can no longer read the Qur’an. However, at our free eye camp in Buzurgwal, Pakistan, our doctors carried out 164 eye surgeries. For each patient, it was a life-changing step towards restored sight.
Why people wait so long for eye care
In rural Punjab, families often leave eye problems untreated for years. At first, a cataract is only a light haze. Then colours fade and faces blur. Over time, even simple tasks become hard.
The treatment itself is not the problem, because cataract surgery is a short, routine operation. Instead, the real barrier is cost. For a daily-wage family, the surgery fee, the travel and the days away from work are simply too much. As a result, people wait, and their world grows darker.
That is why Al Mustafa Welfare Trust takes eye care to the people who need it, instead of waiting for them to reach a hospital.
Inside the free eye camp in Buzurgwal
The camp brought eye care to families who could not afford it. Patients paid nothing for their treatment. Altogether, our medical team carried out 164 eye surgeries.
At our eye camps, every patient receives:
