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Mamadou

‘My son can see me’: Life-changing eye surgery saves a boy’s sight in Sierra Leone

‘My son can see me’: Life-changing eye surgery saves a boy’s sight in Sierra Leone

A 7-year-old Sierra Leonean boy named Mamadou, born with bilateral cataracts, can now see following a life-changing eye surgery provided by the Mercy Ships charity. The organization successfully treated his condition, in which cataracts developed in both eyes either before birth or shortly after. If left untreated, bilateral cataracts can cause total blindness. “We suspected…

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