Eye Clinic
Since 2002, the Eye Clinic has provided free treatment to children with eye problems. In addition to the 200 treatments each month, over 30 surgeries are also performed.
Eye care in Cambodia
Most people in Cambodia are not aware that most blindness is preventable, or that eye health care is available. The main causes of blindness in Cambodia are cataracts, uncorrected refractive error, glaucoma and corneal scarring. One of the major barriers to eye health care in Cambodia is the cost, which ranges from US$150-$500 in a private clinic, and US$20-$80 in a public hospital.
Free eye treatment
Our Eye Clinic treats a wide range of conditions including cataracts, conjunctivitis, refractive error, blunt eye trauma and penetrating corneal injury. Currently, Angkor Hospital for Children is able to provide free eyeglasses to children when required. In addition to consultations and treatments, the Operating Theater is used for more serious cases.
Treating eye cancer
Prior to 2013, one of the biggest gaps in AHC’s comprehensive care
was not being able to treat cancer. For children with retinoblastoma,
a rapid growing tumor of the eye, the only option available to them
was to receive palliative care. In the developed world, if the tumor is
contained within the eye – whether in one eye or in both – cure rates
for retinoblastoma exceed more than 95 percent.
was not being able to treat cancer. For children with retinoblastoma,
a rapid growing tumor of the eye, the only option available to them
was to receive palliative care. In the developed world, if the tumor is
contained within the eye – whether in one eye or in both – cure rates
for retinoblastoma exceed more than 95 percent.
Saddened by seeing so many children with retinoblastoma, AHC set
out to learn how to treat these children. Through mentorship from
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the USA and the National
University of Singapore, AHC was able to take its first step into
cancer care and is now able to provide comprehensive treatment
for children with eye cancer.
out to learn how to treat these children. Through mentorship from
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the USA and the National
University of Singapore, AHC was able to take its first step into
cancer care and is now able to provide comprehensive treatment
for children with eye cancer.
Community outreach training program
In addition to providing in-hospital care, the team services many schools and orphanages throughout Siem Reap province. The team makes visits to treat patients, but also to also teach administrators how to provide proper screenings. Before they visit a school, three members of the school’s teaching staff are required to attend a two-daytraining program where they learn basic information on anatomy, refraction, and testing for visual acuity.
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