Cataract campaign for the Kampong puyot longhouse folks:
Out of the 271 screened in Kampong Puyot longhouse back in November 2009, 13 required surgery, 3 patients had been treated in Miri GH but 9 was unable to make it to Miri Hospital.
Following this, Lions club miri host had agreed to go even further for these folks and they actually agreed to sponsor the 9 patients' transport fare and even daily allowance for the spending for them to come for treatment in Miri Hospital. Eye department had thus organized a mini cataract camp to help those patients.
However, only 4 patients agreed to come for the treatment. The patients arrived in Miri GH eye department on the 7th of January about 12pm in the afternoon. Biometry and assessment was done on the same day and Intraocular lens was order (sponsored by the Sarawak society for the blind) using sensar foldable intraocular lens. Surgery was performed on the 9th of January 2010.
The surgery was performed by Dr Sim Pek Eng (volunteer from Sabah Medical center and Dr Chieng Lee Ling, assisted by a very supportive and dedicated staffs of Miri eye clinic ie:
1. Haji Musa Zaini
2. SN Lai Oi Khuan
3. JM Khalidah Subeli
4. JM Khatijah
5. Optometrist Nur Hafizah
6. Optometrist Noor Aida
7. Dr Adeline Kueh Mei Ling
Apart from the 4 patients, another 8 patients from local who required urgent treatment were also added to the list. Thus 12 cataract surgeries was completed from 1.30am till 11.30pm, and most of the cases were hard rock cataracts with very poor vision.
A. First picture showing Dr Sim and Dr Adeline working diligently on the post operative notes.
B. Second picture showing happy patient Mdm Jelawai who had finally gain back her vision
after seeing hand movement for many years.
C. Third picture was taken at 1145pm after completing the last case of Mdm Jelawai in
operation theatre in Miri Hospital. These tired but happy faces after more than 10 hours of agony.
