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Eye Transplant Enables Blind Boy to See

Posted by timothy on from the wondrous-times dept.

Chris Gondek points to this story carried by the Sydney Morning Herald, excerpting: "A one-year-old Pakistani boy saw the world for the first time yesterday through an eye donated by an Indian. Mohammed Ahmed gained partial vision after a difficult operation at the Agarwal Eye Institute in the southern city of Madras. Doctors said Ahmed, who was born blind, would get near-normal sight by the time he heads back to Karachi next week."

6 of 309 comments (clear)

  1. Re:One year old? by MikeDX · · Score: 4, Funny

    They went to punch him in the face and when he flinched, they screamed "SUCCESS!"

  2. http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/1908 by Qrlx · · Score: 4, Funny


    "An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is blind." -- Gandhi

    Oh, wait.

  3. Re:Errr... by 6079_Smith · · Score: 5, Funny

    And no, I'm not new to /.

    A slow learner then, maybe?

    Just kidding... :-)

  4. Brings new meaning... by laserbeak · · Score: 4, Funny

    So there is an Eye in team afterall. :)

  5. Star Trek: TNG by ari_j · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder if he'd get it if we sent him letters reading:

    Dear Geordi,

    Congratulations on your eyesight.

    More power to the engines,
    Captain Your Name Here

  6. Re:One year old? by p4ul13 · · Score: 4, Funny
    They went to punch him in the face and when he flinched, they screamed "SUCCESS!".

    Afterwards, the doctors gave him two punches to the arm for "flinching like a wussy". Doctors can be so childish sometimes.

    --
    Paul Lenhart writes words!