- Doctors found he had an eye under the skin on his left socket
- They cannot remove skin because the eye underneath has no lens
- His parents hope he will be able to have an artificial eye fitted once he is 16
The boy, Marwanijung, was born with no eyes; but he is happy when lighting a torch at his face!
Doctors in China have discovered that he has an eye under the skin - but it is too sensitive to ever be exposed.
Searchlight: Marwanijung shines a torch at his
eyes as his mother Salamu holds him protectively
The parents were
devastated when their son was born with only smooth skin in the sockets
where his eyes should be.
But when father Madamihan and mother Salamu, both 26, took the child from their small
community to a hospital in
Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, they were offered a glimmer of hope.
Yes! Doctors told them their son loved the torch
because he actually had a left eye, but it was blocked by skin!!
'He is eager to see light, and we pray
everyday that he could see the light,' said the boy's father.
Ray of hope: Doctors in China found that blind
Marwanijung has a left eye, but it is covered by skin
Sadly, experts at the Army 474
Hospital said the baby was not suitable for
surgery because his eye has no lens.
Even if the surgery exposed his left eyeball,
he would not be able see anything.
Doctors suggested
that the boy could be suitable for artificial eye installation once he
reaches 16 years old.
There
are various reasons that children are born with no eyes.
Distraught: Marwanijung's devastated parents
sought help in a hospital in Urumqi, where doctors told them their son
may be able to have an artificial eye fitted after he is 16
Plans for the future: Marwanijung's parents said
they pray every day that one day the boy will be able to see light
properly.
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