A determined mother is hoping to raise £58,000 for pioneering treatment for her son who was born without eyes. He has SOX2 syndrome, where babies are born with abnormal development of the eyes and other parts of the body. But pioneering treatment – not currently available on the NHS – may one day allow him be able to see the world through robotic eyes. Sufferers are usually born without eyeballs (anophthalmia), although some individuals have small eyes (microphthalmia). It is expected bionic eyes will be made available on the NHS for the first time – but not for another two years.

Source: Daily Mail November 16, 2017 14:37 UTC