Timely surgery saves Mombasa youth from going completely blind

Eye operations are performed to treat many vision-threatening conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma and retinal problems. [Courtesy]

Denis Somba lived a normal childhood in Mshomoroni village, Mombasa County, playing, schooling and enjoying life like any other youngster.

Nothing seemed unusual until high school, when he began noticing that he couldn’t see things clearly from a distance.