Case Studies
Occupation: Retired Service-holder
This anguish continued for him but suddenly the light of luck seemed to shine on him. Prime Bank Eye Hospital conducted a free eye camp in Dohar, where he lived. The 65 year old was informed about the free eye check up. Upon visiting, he was diagnosed with cataracts. What worried Ratan Bepary was that he was already going through the hurdle of running his family with minimal income and he could not afford to do the surgery. However, when informed about our surgery costs, Ratan Bepary and his family calculated that it was within their pockets to undergo the surgery. Thus, he underwent the surgery that retrieved his clear vision.
Oftentimes, people like Ratan Bepary or far below his income status turns blind due to cataracts as they cannot afford the surgery. For such patients, Prime Bank Eye Hospital has created the Prime Sight Fund! Thanks to the donations received through this fund, patients with very low income are able to receive some discounts. You can now also help a poor person retrieve their eyesight through our Prime Sight Fund!
Donate any amount at A/C Name: Prime Bank Eye Hospital, A/C No. 2132219001316, Prime Bank, Banani Branch.
For details, call: 01721068282, 01722740649 or visit: H#82, Rd#8/A(new), Satmasjid Rd, Dhanmondi, Dhaka – 1209, Bangladesh.
Saheb Ali
Age 71
Occupation: Retired Service Holder
Dohar, Dhaka.
The 71 year old Saheb Ali is a retired person who lives in Dohar. Burdened by old age and poverty, Saheb Ali was leading a difficult life with his family. With time, his vision began to blurry that severely affected his everyday life. He could no longer do any chores or move alone and always required assistance. His family members were very much worried about him as they did not know how to help him other than providing him with assistance to move.
Luckily, one day, one of his family members took Saheb Ali to the nearby eye camp conducted by Prime Bank Eye Hospital. There he was diagnosed with cataracts. This cleared the reason behind his blurry vision. Saheb Ali and his family were distressed as they did not have enough money for the cataracts operation. His family then applied for discounts and was given one through the Prime Sight Fund.
After this diagnosis, he along with the other identified cataracts patients from the camp were brought to the eye hospital at Dhanmondi, Dhaka, where they received pre-surgery examinations and proper counseling. Saheb Ali had a successful surgery and his vision was back to being normal. He no longer suffered in carrying out his daily life tasks.
You can now also help a poor person retrieve their eyesight through our Prime Sight Fund!
Donate any amount via bKash – 01719022777 Please use the reference: PRIME SIGHT FUND or donate at A/C Name: Prime Bank Eye Hospital, A/C No. 2132219001316, Prime Bank, Banani Branch.
For details, call: 01721068282, 01722740649 or visit: H#82, Rd#8/A(new), Satmasjid Rd, Dhanmondi, Dhaka – 1209, Bangladesh.
Zohura
Age: 45
Occupation: House-wife
Dohar, Dhaka
Zohura is a homemaker, who is living a hard life with her children and husband. While her husband is an industrious man who earns to run the family but being the sole bread-winner has its own disadvantages. It seemed that misery had latched on to Zohura when her sufferings increased as the world suddenly seemed to have shrouded in a thin blanket that made everything she saw seem blurry. This immensely affected her daily life skills. As the home-maker, she was responsible to take care of the family, especially by cooking, sewing and any other chores that needed her to be able to see properly. With every passing day, the blurriness seemed to increase and the family feared that Zohura would turn blind. Her husband was sacred as he did not know how he could help his beloved wife as the cost of eye treatment was beyond his pockets. Her children feared that their mother will not be able to see them again.
As luck would have it, one day Prime Bank Eye Hospital conducted an eye camp near Zohura’s area. When Zohura heard about it, she visited the eye camp in the hope that something positive will come out of it and she was right about it. Zohura was diagnosed with cataracts and was recommended to get her surgery done immediately. But Zohura and her husband did not have enough money to conduct the surgery thus PBEH assured to help her through the Prime Sight Fund.
She along with the other identified cataracts patients from the camp were brought to the hospital at Dhanmondi, Dhaka, where they received pre-surgery examinations and proper counseling. Zohura had a successful surgery and her vision was back to being normal. She no longer suffered in carrying out her daily life tasks. It also relieved her family and gave them new hope towards life.
You can now also help a poor person retrieve their eyesight through our Prime Sight Fund!
Donate any amount via bKash – 01719022777. Please use the reference: PRIME SIGHT FUND or donate at A/C Name: Prime Bank Eye Hospital, A/C No. 2132219001316, Prime Bank, Banani Branch.
For details, call: 01721068282, 01722740649 or visit: H#82, Rd#8/A(new), Satmasjid Rd, Dhanmondi, Dhaka – 1209, Bangladesh.
Hannan Mollah
Age: 45
Occupation: Tea-stall owner
Fotikchori, Chattogram
Hannan Mollah is a small business owner, who runs his family from the little earning he makes by running his tea-stall in his village. Living their lives from hand-to-mouth Mr Mollah barely met the month’s end from the earning he made from his business. His already struggling life was met with added difficulties when he started getting blurry vision. Initially, he ignored it until his eye-health predicament escalated to a point that it started affecting his daily life skills causing the operation of his business a distress. On the other hand, he could not shut down his business as it was his only income source.
Fortunately, one day Mr. Mollah visited our free eye screening camp, where the PBEH Outreach team diagnosed him with cataracts. He along with some other cataracts patients from the camp were then brought to PBEH, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, for cataracts surgery by PBEH. At PBEH, Mr. Mollah was given necessary pre-surgery exams to determine the condition of his eyes. After that he received proper, detailed counseling. All these gave him the courage to undergo the surgery. By the grace of the Almighty, the surgery was a success that returned Mr. Mollah’s clear sight. After the surgery, Mr. Mollah and the other patients were dropped home with safety. Mr. Mollah no longer feels distressed in doing any work due to poor eyesight and is running his business full-fledged.
You can now also help a poor person retrieve their eyesight through our Prime Sight Fund!
Donate any amount at A/C Name: Prime Bank Eye Hospital, A/C No. 2132219001316, Prime Bank, Banani Branch.
For details, call: 01721068282, 01722740649 or visit: H#82, Rd#8/A(new), Satmasjid Rd, Dhanmondi, Dhaka – 1209, Bangladesh.