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Currently 7 year-old American boy Nathaniel · Brandt thunder, because congenital does not have the iris, causes the pupil to be unable to contract, the vision is low, and fears the light. Since birth that day, in his eye world forever only then black and white two colors. But what is surprising, the other day doctor has implanted a man-made iris after Nathaniel’s right eye, his biography first time saw seven color worlds, and the vision also greatly is the enhancement!

In eye only then black and white world

It is reported that currently 7 year-old Nathaniel · Brandt Lei Jia lives in the American Ohio Cincinnati suburbs, contracts one kind of disease incidence rate is only 1/100000 rare weird disease - - congenital aniridia sickness.

Speaking of the normal person, during the day the optical fiber when is more intense, the iris can contract, only causes a wad optical fiber penetration pupil, enters the eye; When enters in the dark environment, the iris in the future will flinch, causes the pupil fill-out, will let more optical fibers enter the eye. However because the congenital flaw iris, Nathaniel’s pupil is unable to contract, causes excessively many optical fibers to enter the eyeball, from this causes the vision to be low, glaucoma, nystagmus and so on many kinds of ophthalmology department vigorous sickness.

Because fear optical fiber direct radiation, no matter the spring, summer, fall and winter, Nathaniel goes out time the parents want to urge him to put on the sola topi and the sunglasses. What is stranger, Nathaniel since birth that day, in eye world then only then black and white two colors.

According to mother Karran · Jennings introduced: “once, Nathaniel is lost in thought is looking at outside the window, said to me, “mother, looks at that automobile quickly. It has the black and white stripe. “however in fact, that automobile is the orange and the white stripe, actually has been regarded as by him the black and white two colors. This is because he is unable to differentiate the color the reason.”

Implants the man-made iris “to see the color”

On November 20, Cincinnati Ophthalmology department Association’s doctor has implanted a man-made iris for Nathaniel’s right eye, this surgery in the entire US is only the 4th example, was still the first time in view of the child patient. The technique latter 24 hours, Nathaniel then the biography first time saw a multi-colored world. He indicated excitedly: “I can distinguish red, yellow, blue, the orange and the white now. Can see the colored feeling was really too good.”Mother Jennings is excited similarly: “since casts off eye-shade’s that moment, he does not stop looks all around, looks greedily each kind of color, the excited sentiment reveals in speech and appearance at present. This kind of surgery really gets quick results!”

Can see clearly the visual chart to be smallest a line

It is reported that because transplanted the man-made iris, the left eye which Nathaniel’s right eye and not yet transplanted has had in the color obviously the difference. The one who makes one express admiration, the surgery also at the same time greatly enhanced his vision. At present has been able to see clearly in the visual chart a most lower extremity line, but this his vision perfect mother also is very difficult to achieve. After doctors are continuing observes Nathaniel’s technique the situation, if the curative effect is stable, further also will implant the man-made iris in the next month for his/her left eye.