Katarata, posible ring tumama sa mga bata?! | Pinoy MD
Aired (October 12, 2024): Walang pinipiling edad ang katarata! Ang 37-anyos na si Jacinto Arrid Jr., tinamaan ng sakit na ito. Ano nga ba ang puwedeng gawin para gumaling sa sakit na ito?
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00:00But it's not just the old man who went through the vision screening.
00:04It was the 37-year-old Hacinto who was also diagnosed with cataract.
00:10It was red and there was a stone inside.
00:14For a few days, my middle eye started to turn white.
00:22Hacinto used to farm in Apayao.
00:27In 2018, he left Manila and worked as a construction worker.
00:33I was surprised that at my young age, I had cataract.
00:40Many people say that it's a rare disease.
00:45In 2022, he noticed that his vision was getting blurry.
00:51My left eye was just turning white.
00:56It was blurry.
00:58There was nothing else.
01:00I could only see the light of my left eye, the one with cataract.
01:06Hacinto was diagnosed with cataract when he was working in construction.
01:11He didn't wear safety glasses.
01:14That's why his left eye was often hurting and bleeding.
01:19But after a while, his vision started to turn white.
01:27That's when I started to worry.
01:31Some of our patients have comorbid conditions
01:36like diabetes and other non-communicable diseases.
01:42Others have a history of trauma related to work
01:48which also contributes to other diseases of the eye other than cataract.
01:56Because of his difficult life, he decided to leave his vision to see a doctor.
02:01And he returned to Apayao during the pandemic.
02:05I was a bit nervous.
02:07But I also thought that I would lose my vision.
02:13I only had minor problems with my vision.
02:18In 2020, when he heard about the free cataract operation,
02:23he wasn't even late.
02:26I found out about the free cataract operation here at BHW.
02:34They gave me a schedule to check up if I have a problem with my vision.
02:40That's why the local government of Apayao
02:45gave a vision screening to The Fred Hollows Foundation
02:48with the presence of Janina and Jacinto.
02:52I really want to have a cataract operation now.
02:56So that I can see that I have a hard time with my work
03:00and I can't help my children with my work.
03:05I went there right away.
03:07I lined up in Far North to get my name right away.
03:15In the vision screening, the patient's eyes are examined
03:19to find out how serious the cataract is
03:22and if they can undergo the operation.
03:26From Barangay Health Station, we go to the Rural Health Unit.
03:30The Rural Health Unit will assess the patient
03:33to refer the patient to our hospitals
03:38where there are optometrists or ophthalmologists.
03:43We're very lucky to have The Fred Hollows Foundation
03:46who have assisted us actually
03:49starting to institutionalize the eye program in Apayao.
03:53Especially, they gave the equipment for our referral hospital.
03:59After the examination, Janina and Jacinto
04:03both passed the vision screening.
04:06That's why the operation was scheduled right away.
04:09Meanwhile, after being under the care of Janina and Jacinto
04:14for almost an hour of the operation,
04:16the cataract was successfully removed from their eyes.
04:20Jacinto...
04:21Have you seen this before?
04:23No, I haven't.
04:25Good, congrats, sir.
04:27It's like I've seen this before.
04:33And Janina...
04:35This is it.
04:36This is it.
04:37This is it.
04:41You're crazy.
04:42If it's an extra-capsular cataract extraction,
04:45they'll probably receive the surgery
04:49for two to three weeks.
04:51But if it's fake or emulsification,
04:54maybe for one week.
04:56They'll notice it.
04:58Sometimes, even after the surgery,
05:00they can already notice the difference in their eyes.
05:03Our batting rate is good.
05:05About 80-90% of the patients are okay.
05:10They're just two of the many people
05:12who were given the opportunity
05:14to see their loved ones again.
05:17And this...