Life had already been difficult for Shabana and her husband in Lyari before her eyesight started to get worse.
Around five years ago her husband suffered paralysis and could no longer work. His eyesight was also affected, making daily life even harder for the family.
With very little money coming in, Shabana started working in people’s homes to help pay for rent, food and other basic needs. The income was small but it helped them manage the life.
Then Shabana developed cataracts. As her eyesight became weaker, she found it harder to continue working.
Shabana explained:
“I developed cataracts in my eyes, and because of that I could no longer work in people’s homes.”
For a family already struggling with poor health and money problems, this made life even more difficult.
For Shabana, poor eyesight was not only about being unable to see clearly. It also affected her ability to work, earn and support the household. Her husband was already unable to work and the couple were living in a rented home where every expense mattered.
Speaking about their situation Shabana said:
“There is no one to earn for us. It has become very difficult to manage our lives.”
Shabana knew that treatment could help her return to work.
“If my operation is done, I can start working again. I can earn and support both of us.”
She was also deeply concerned about her husband, whose eyesight had become poor alongside the effects of paralysis. Shabana hoped that he too could receive treatment, so he could see more clearly, move around with greater ease and manage daily life more independently.
Help came through an eye camp, where Shabana and her husband met the Al-Wahab Foundation team. Both were checked and later received cataract surgery through the Foundation’s Eye Care Project.
Until then they had not known whether they would ever be able to get the treatment they needed.
Shabana said:
“We had lost hope. We did not know whether our operations would ever happen.”
After their surgeries, both Shabana and her husband could see much more clearly.
When Shabana met the Al-Wahab Foundation team after her treatment, she spoke about the difference the operations had made.
She explained that one eye had been treated around a month earlier, followed by the second eye about 15 days later. Her husband had also received treatment for both eyes.
For Shabana, clearer sight meant she could start thinking about working again.
She explained:
“Now that we can see, we can work ourselves, earn and provide for ourselves.”
After a long period of worry, the couple finally had something positive to look forward to.
Shabana and her husband came to meet Mufti Abdul Wahab and thank the Al-Wahab Foundation team after the treatment.
Shabana spoke about the difficult time they had faced and how grateful they were to finally receive the treatment they needed.
She also thanked the donors whose support made their operations possible.
That support brought a simple but important change: they could see clearly again.
For Shabana, cataract surgery meant much more than clearer vision. It gave her the chance to return to work, earn again and manage daily life more easily.
For her husband, better eyesight has made it easier to see his surroundings and carry out everyday tasks.
Their other problems have not gone away, but being able to see again has given them more independence, confidence and hope.
Shabana and her husband are not alone. Many people live with cataracts and other eye problems simply because they cannot afford treatment.
For someone in this situation, cataract surgery can mean being able to work again, move around safely and see the faces of loved ones clearly.
With the support of donors, Al-Wahab Foundation has helped arrange thousands of eye operations. However, many more people are still waiting for treatment.
Shabana and her husband once feared they might never receive the treatment they needed. Today, both can see clearly again.
For Shabana, this brings the chance to return to work, while her husband can move through daily life with clearer vision and greater confidence.
Their challenges remain, but the operations have given them renewed hope and more independence.
Looking back, she said:
“Support Al-Wahab Foundation and its team so that other people in need like us can also receive treatment.”
For another family, that support could be life-changing.
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