12 year old, Muzzamil lives in a village near Quetta. Studying in grade 3 he is a cheerful and friendly child. The teachers are all praises for him for being a most avid student. During break time at school while playing with his friends a ball hit him on his right eye, he doubled over in pain and cried out. His friends immediately alerted the teachers who called his father. Muzzamil’s father, Anwar immediately rushed him to the basic health unit in their village, however due to dearth of facilities he was just given some painkillers and sent home. The pain eased but over time a white dot started to appear in his eye, he also started complaining of hazy vision.

Helpless his parents searched for options to take their son for a proper diagnosis. Anwar was jobless at the time due to his health issues, his two older sons were doing odd jobs and supporting the family. Muzzamil is his third child and with 5 younger daughters to support he was worried about the finances for his son’s treatment. Muzzamil’s mother was distraught, her child’s smile was gone and he was constantly worried that he would go blind and have to drop out of school.

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