Aguilar may be a little uncomfortable in the first week, but the redness that surrounded her eyes should disappear with restored vision within a month, he said.

Aguilar, who spent 15 years as a farm worker in Mexico, had gotten to the point where she struggled to cook for her family. Reading and helping the children with homework was difficult, if not impossible.

People donated $1,500 to Clear Vision and an additional $550 at the school. Alvarez is looking into how to handle the excess donations, including returning them or donating to other Clear Vision patients in need of eye surgeries.

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