Kubri tells us, “I had surgery for my upper eyelids previously at this health centre. Then I started having pain in my lower eyelids. It has been a while. It was after I gave birth to one of my daughters. She is in 8th grade now. So about 12 years.
Even though I keep the necessary precautions, the infection came back. After struggling with the pain for several months, a radio announcement about the eye care service given here at Wolkite health centre reminded me to come back.
Before having my first surgery 12 years ago, I was not sure about the cause of the pain in my eyes, but my eyelashes were rubbing my eye. I was unable to walk or sit. I had stinging pain. I tried to remove my eye lashes to ease the pain, but when the eyelashes grow again, the pain comes back all over again.
I came right way fearing if it was trachoma when I heard the announcement on the radio. Then, after having surgery on both of my eyes, I was pretty much healthy. It then recurred 12 years later, affecting the lower lids of both eyes with a stinging pain."