Toddler born visually impaired opens her eyes properly thanks to corrective surgery

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A toddler born visually impaired due to a rare condition can see clearly for the first time thanks to corrective surgery.  Lily Etherton, two, suffers from Blepharophimosis Ptosis Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome (BPES), which means she couldn't open her eyes fully.  Lily's condition meant she had droopy eyelids, smaller than average eye openings and an upward fold of the inner lower eyelid.  As she grew older, the condition made it difficult for Lily to move, walk and function.   Last month, Lily was operated on and underwent a frontalis flap surgery, which aimed at opening her eyes so she could see properly.

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00:00 So long story short, we chose Dr. Medell because he has 30 plus years of BPES corrective surgery

00:08 behind him.

00:12 So he has lots of experience.

00:14 He knows what he's doing.

00:15 He has continuously done more and more research around BPS syndrome.

00:21 His method that he has mastered in the last 22 years is like a one and done surgery.

00:28 It's just, one and done surgery was really the big seller for us.

00:32 We don't want her to have to go through multiple surgeries because that's traumatic for a kid.

00:36 Nobody wants their kid to have to go through any surgeries period, especially one that's

00:40 so like, it's scary.

00:43 It's on your eyeballs.

00:44 That's how you see the world.

00:45 So, um, yeah, that's why we went to Spain.

00:51 How are you doing?

00:52 Good.

00:53 Let me see your eyes.

00:54 Doing so much better.

01:00 Let me see you.

01:05 Do you love that you can see?

01:07 Yeah.

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