Photo Caption: When Mariya was just two years old, her mother noticed a white spot in her left eye. Mariya seemed uncomfortable and was constantly scratching the eye. She was diagnosed with cataract. After was referred to the Orbis-supported Magrabi Eye Institute, she had a successful cataract surgery during an Orbis Flying Eye Hospital Programme in Yaounde. The bubbly three-year-old started school a few weeks after her surgery.

Photo Credit: Louis Leeson for Orbis 

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