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Changing Lives
Our 21 Millionth Patient – Baby Sajida
9 years old Sajida lives in Qasba Colony in Karachi. When she was 6 she fell seriously ill but as her father Khalil was away for work and visited only once a month the child’s illness was ignored until he came home and found her with very high fever. Khalil was horrified and rushed her to a government hospital where the child was treated for fever but the long ignored disease had already badly affected her vision. The government hospital’s doctors sent them to a private hospital for eye treatment where Sajida was under treatment for 2...
read moreLittle Altaf Hussain – Our 20 Millionth Patient
10 years old Altaf Hussain visited LRBT hospital with his mother and aunt holding his hands, bringing him to the pediatric ward of LRBT Korangi hospital for a follow up visit. Altaf by birth had very weak vision and whiteness in his eyes and his parents took him to various government hospitals where the doctors diagnosed cataract. He required immediate surgery but his father Mohammad Amin was a worker at a local estate agency earning Rs. 6000/ month and could not afford to pay Rs. 30,000/-for his surgery as he had to support four more of his...
read moreMohammad Mushtaq – Our 19 Millionth patient
At LRBT we strongly believe that” Life’s richest blessings come not in receiving, but in giving”. Meet Muhammad Mushtaq, our lucky 19 millionth patient whose life has been transformed by the sight restoration surgery performed free of all charges by LRBT Muhammad Mushtaq lives in slums of Malir with his 5 children and his sister who looks after the children and the home since the death of his wife many years ago. For Mushtaq . a day laborer, life was a hand to mouth existence. There were days when he could not find work and trouble was...
read moreBushra Wahabuddin – Our 18 Millionth Patient
Each person facing vision loss has a unique and compelling story to tell. Bushra is a 20 year old girl, youngest of her 8 siblings. She was very young when her mother became ill and was often in and out of hospital. Her father who ran a small carpentry shop also kept poor health. Her parent’s illness meant that most of the income was spent towards hospitals fees. Consequently, Bushra was forced to drop out of school when she was very young. Sometime later, both her parents passed away. At that time 6 of her brothers and sisters were married....
read moreManthar Khaskheli’s Blind Family – LRBT Treats Sight of 7 Blind People Belonging to One Family
Manthar khaskheli is a hari who lives in a mud hut in Khaskheli village in District Badin. He gets a share of the crops from his landlord and supplements that by odd jobs in the off season. Life is a struggle to survive as he supports a family family consisting of his 7 children as well as his brother and his sister. Manthar was the sole bread winner of the family as 5 out of his 7 children as well as his brother and his sister were all blind. Manthar was resigned to his wretched existence believing that it was pre ordained. But his fate was...
read moreSana– Our 17 Millionth Patient
Bringing back sight to Sana’s life is a shining success story of LRBT. Sana, a 12 year old girl, was born in a poor family and since both her parents were working in a small factory to earn their living, 22 days old Sana was handed over to her old grandmother. Upon turning three, Sana was admitted to a government school and continued her studies till she reached class three. During this period Sana’s eye sight was constantly dropping and by the time she reached class 3, she had become totally blind. She was dropped out of school. With her...
read moreAli Hamza – Our 16 Millionth Patient
Growing up in slums of Karachi offered little opportunity for little Ali. As further odds against ever having a chance in life, Ali started to lose his eye-sight at the age of 6 and two years later his parents took him to a local doctor who diagnosed cataract in both his eyes. The cost of the Surgery was $ 200 (PKR 16,000) which was almost 3 times his father’s salary. His father was faced with a stark choice : either starving his family of 8 for months or letting Ali go blind and with a heavy heart he chose the latter. Ali’s dreams were...
read moreAbdul Rehman – Our 15 Millionth Patient
There was great rejoicing in the Hakeem family when Abdul Rehman was born. He was going to be their support in their old age, their insurance policy. But the joy soon turned to sorrow : Abdul Rehman was blind. Abdul Hakeem took him to a Doctor in Quetta who diagnosed congenital cataract and prescribed surgery at the cost of Rs. 20,000 (GBP 167). This was 5 times Abdul Hakeem’s salary which he earned working at a shanty hotel in village Killy Badini, District Noshki (Balochistan). 3 years later a visiting friend advised Hakeem to take the...
read moreUzma – Our 14 Millionth Patient
Uzma, a student of Grade-I, lives with her parents in a remote village of Balochistan. Her father works in a Government department and earns Rs.6,000/- (£ 48) per month. He is the sole bread winner and remains under financial strain/debt all the time as he has to support his wife and eight school going children. As luck would have it Uzma developed a pain in her right eye. She complained to her parents who tried some local remedies to manage her pain and suffering but to no effect and her vision started to diminish gradually. Her teachers...
read moreSana – Our 13 Millionth Patient
Pakistan, a third world developing country, lacks necessary resource of providing its people with medical and health facilities and it is the underprivileged and the destitute that suffer the most. Sana happens to be one such sufferer who was born to parents falling under the category of the under privileged, barely making enough to feed their young and innocent children who are still unaware of the austerity of life that awaits them. Her father is the sole breadwinner for the family of six. He works at a garment factory and brings home a...
read moreMaster Sherwali – Our 12 Millionth Patient
Master Sherwali, a young boy of 9 years, lives in Karachi. His father is a truck driver who earns Rs. 5,000/- ($ 83) per month on which he supports his old parents, who live with him, his wife and 4 children Young Sherwali was suffering from blurred vision and dropped out of school. Sherwali’s eye problem presented a financial catastrophe to the family. There was no way they could afford the treatment. Then his grandfather heard about free state of the art services provided by LRBT’s Eye Hospital in Korangi-Karachi, a low income suburb of...
read moreMs. Wahab Janea – Our 11 Millionth Patient
For some unfortunate people, when it rains it pours. One such person was Ms. Wahab Janea, resident of village Bhoonja, Tehsil Balakot, Distt. Mansehra. Her world collapsed on 8th October 2005. Her family, relatives, home and dreams were reduced to rubble when the devastating earthquake struck. Seventy percent of her village was wiped-out, leaving the surviving shelter-less and without food. To add to her worries, she lost vision in her right eye. With no money and in a state of trauma, she was brought to LRBT’s new hospital in Mansehra. She...
read moreMati-ur-Rehman – Our 10 Millionth Patient
Master Mati-ur-Rehman is a 9 Years old, resident of Tehsil Golarchi, Distt: Badin. He belongs to a family of 10 people which includes his parents, 3 sisters and 4 brothers. The father supports his family by selling milk which earns him a meagre amount of Rs 5000 for supporting his family. Additionally he assumes farming only when water is available. Mati-ur-Rehman was enrolled in a local school and only studied till 2nd grade before he dropped out due low visibility. He had developed cataract in both eyes a couple of years ago, but due to lack...
read moreAnish Kumar – Our 7 Millionth Patient
Anish Kumar comes from an under-privileged family and lives in Mastung (Balochistan). He had been suffering from congenital cataract in both eyes, resulting in low vision since his birth. The poor boy and his family had no idea about the severity of the disease he was suffering from.Although he managed to perform his routine work, but his sight was diminishing with every passing day. When he started going to school, he was shocked to find that he was unable to see the black board. This frightened the young boy and over a small span of time...
read moreKanwal Bashir – Our 5 Millionth Patient
Kanwal Bashir is the youngest in the family of seven. Her father worked as a cleaner and earned Rs. 8,000 a month to support the family members. At the age of 10 years she was diagnosed with developing Cataract in both eyes during a routine school screening program conducted by LRBT. She was advised to visit LRBT’s Free Eye-Care Hospital in Korangi-Karachi and was operated successfully on both eyes. Years later Kanwal is leading a perfectly normal and happy life. She spends her day by attending school and helping with household chores...
read moreEhsan Munir – Our 3 Millionth Patient
A resident of Karachi, Ehsan Munir has 3 brothers and 2 sisters.His father works as a clerk, just earning enough to support his family.At a very young age Ehsan developed cataract in both eyes, and slowly his vision became blurred and was unable to see and lead a normal life His parents dreams were shattered, they took him to a private clinic, where they were informed that their child could see again, but required an operation. Unfortunately they were unable to afford the cost of the treatment. A relative told them about LRBT, at first they...
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