Beneficiaries

Christine Ndunge Wambua, Age 5:

Christine was brought to the hospital at the tender age of three on the 30th of March 2009. Her parents had noticed that she bent her head awkwardly when looking at objects. She was found to have bilateral congenital cataracts and scheduled for surgeries which were done on the 23rd April 2010 and on 27th April 2010 on right and left eyes respectively. She did well with a good vision of 6/9 as recorded a year later after surgery. As the face of the 2010 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon, she has inspired thousands

Dr. Daniel G. Mundia - Consultant Ophthalmologist

Joshua Kimemia Waithera, Age 7:

Joshua was brought to the hospital by his aunt at the age of six on 6th August 2010. He had poor vision and could hardly recognise faces of people. We found him to have bilateral cataracts and went on to do cataract extractions on the 28th of 0ctober 2010. He did well attaining visual acuities of 6/9 in both eyes.
His aunt is glad he can now see and will hopefully realise his potential in life.

Dr. Daniel G. Mundia - Consultant Ophthalmologist

Ali Hassan, Age 7:

Hassan was brought to the hospital at six and a half years old on 29th September 2010. Ali was observed to have progressively worsening vision especially in school. On examination, he was diagnosed with bilateral cataracts and operated on both eyes on 4th November 2010. His vision has come up to 6/12, and is expected to improve further.
Hassan is showing signs of academic promise in school.

Dr. Daniel G. Mundia - Consultant Ophthalmologist

Mariam Abdi Husein, Age 6:

Mariam was brought to the hospital on the 21st of June 2011. She had pain and poor vision on the left eye having been injured in an accident. We found loose sutures in the cornea and a ruptured cataract. She was put in an emergency theatre for cataract operation. The pain has subsided and vision has fairly improved.
She is still recuperating and her vision is expected to improve further.