remember the story of the young lad that had his eyes gouged out? here is the latest on the boy.
The Chinese boy whose eyes were
gouged out in an attack in August is recovering from surgery which completes the
process of implanting prosthetic eyes.
Guo Bin has undergone a series of operations for him to have prosthetic eyes
to give him a natural appearance. These will not restore his vision.
His mother, Wang Wenli, told the BBC they "had to try everything".
He was found with his eyes missing, covered in blood in Shanxi last
August.
Police suspected his late aunt was responsible for gouging his eyes out. Six
days after the incident, she reportedly killed herself by jumping into a well.
Her motive for the attack remains unclear.
"If there is any hope at all of him being able to regain his sight, even if
it is very limited, then I have to try everything," the boy's mother, Wang
Wenli, told the BBC on Friday in Shenzhen, where the boy was being treated.
"My dream is for him to see just a little light. Not to always live in
darkness".
Guo Bin's operation to prepare for prosthetic eye implants began in
September.
A spokesman for his doctor Dennis Lam, who is volunteering his services for
free, said at the time the boy would receive implants similar to artificial
eyeballs to give volume to the eye in order to fit an eye shell.
After a recovery period, prosthetic eyes could then be attached. These will
be then connected to tissue and muscle for movement. Sensory devices that
generate electronic signals to help him identify shapes could then be fitted.
Dr Lam had said he hoped Guo Bin could benefit from the further development
of electronic eye technology directly linked to the brain - something he said
was at least five to 10 years in the future
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