We meet Prince on the screening day of Orbis’s Flying Eye Hospital programme in Accra, Ghana. He attends the Right to Dream Academy – a non-profit school for children from Ghana who excel at football. At first, Prince comes across as shy. But on the pitch, it’s a different story.
Twelve-year-old Prince has a noticeable case of strabismus in both eyes. When he speaks, it’s clear that he’s not comfortable looking people in the eyes – and he often looks away during conversations.
Shane, a physiotherapist at Prince's school, explains that they had been trying to work out how to help Prince for a while. Then one day, a friend of Shane's mentioned that Orbis would be coming to Accra, and suggested they brought Prince in.
We get the opportunity to visit Prince at his school a couple of days after the surgery. While he is still quiet, he is clearly more relaxed. He is a boy of few words, but he isn’t so shy in front of a camera.
