Needs urgent surgery for AED 86.7k

Corneal problems threaten um Haidar with permanent blindness

Tawam Hospital discovered that um Haidar had severe corneal disease. Archival

(um Haider - Pakistani - 43 years old) has been suffering from health problems in the cornea of the eye for a year, which led to her severe visual impairment in both eyes, with her inability to focus in seeing things clearly, although she has been wearing glasses for years

several, which forced her to go to the eye department at Tawam Governmental Hospital in Al Ain, and she was examined by a specialist doctor, who confirmed that she had severe corneal disease, and there is a possibility of blindness, and she needs surgery as soon as possible to treat the cornea, otherwise she will become blind permanently, and the cost of the entire operation is 86 thousand and 735 dirhams, and the problem is that the patient's financial capabilities do not allow her to manage the cost of treatment, and appeals to the owners of white hands to extend a helping hand And help her manage the cost of surgery, so that she does not become blind permanently.

The medical report confirmed that the patient suffers from a defect and severe weakness in the work of the cornea of both eyes, and needs urgent surgery to treat the cornea, so as not to lose vision completely.

um Haidar told the story of her suffering with the disease, to «Emirates Today», saying that she suffers from weakness in vision, for several years, and she had previously resorted to a doctor to treat the eyes, and he told her the need to wear glasses permanently, and indeed went to one of the eyeglasses stores, and separated glasses, and then her vision improved.

She added that things went normally, but several months ago she noticed that she could not see clearly, despite wearing glasses, and she thought that it was normal, and that she needed to change the glasses, and went to a glasses store and changed the old glasses, but it is still ongoing, and she cannot see clearly, and she was worried about it.

Um Haidar added that she immediately went to the emergency department at Tawam Hospital, and the doctor told her to conduct comprehensive eye examinations, to check on her health.

She stated that she conducted all the vision tests requested by the doctor, and the results showed that she suffers from severe weakness and imbalance in the work of the cornea of the eyes, and must be operated on, as soon as possible, otherwise she will lose vision completely.

um Haidar continued that the doctor told her that the cost of this type of surgery is 86,735 dirhams, and it must be performed as soon as possible, because it suffers from severe imbalance in the work of the cornea, noting that the cost of the operation is large in relation to its modest financial capabilities, so that it is unable to provide even a small part of the cost of the operation it needs.

She pointed out that her family consists of three members, and she has been divorced for a while, and the only breadwinner for her family, and she works in a private school in the city of Al Ain with a salary of 10,2000 dirhams, of which she pays 1000,<> dirhams for rent, and sends <>,<> dirhams to her elderly father in Pakistan, and the rest of the salary barely meets the requirements of daily life, and currently she is unable to manage even a small part of the costs of the surgery she needs.

um Haidar appealed to good people and people with compassionate hearts to help her manage the cost of the operation and save her from permanent blindness.

• um Haidar is divorced and supports her father in her hometown and family of 3.

Severe weakness of the cornea

According to the medical report issued by Tawam Hospital in Al Ain, and obtained by Emirates Today, a copy of it, that «the patient is 43 years old, suffers from a defect and severe weakness in the work of the cornea of both eyes, and the patient has a disease for a year and has not been treated, which caused her these damages, and currently needs to perform urgent surgery to treat the cornea, otherwise she will lose vision completely, and the costs of the operation 86 thousand and 735 dirhams».

The report recommended that the operation should be performed as soon as possible to preserve vision, and so that the patient does not become permanently blind.