Organisation: GoodVision
Location: Germany
Photographer: Antje Christ

From unseen struggle to bright future: How a school eye camp helped 10-year-old Sahil See

Sahil Sethy is 10 years old and lives with his family in the slums of Bhubaneswar. His father irons clothes and his mother works as a domestic help. Due to an accident in his early childhood, Sahil has a severe visual impairment in his left eye. However, nobody noticed this as he was never examined. At elementary school, his parents noticed that their son held his head askew when reading and only looked with one eye, but neither they nor the teacher did anything about it. 

When GoodVision conducted an eye camp at Sahil's school, his condition was identified. He received an eye examination for the first time. Shortly afterwards, he was operated in one of GoodVision’s partner hospitals. The young boy is now attending a free vision school for support and the prognosis is positive: the 10-year-old will probably soon be able to see normally again with additional glasses.

We are delighted that through our school camps we can help children like Sahil, who still has many years of life and learning ahead of her, to regain full sight.