Surgeons perform groundbreaking surgery to save siblings from blindness

Surgeons perform groundbreaking surgery to save siblings from blindness

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Doctors at Turin's Molinette Hospital said they have averted the danger that two young siblings suffering from a rare genetic disorder would lose their sight by implanting artificial irises in their eyes.

The eyes of the siblings, a 17-year-old boy and a 24-year-old woman, were devoid of irises because of the disorder, which caused major vision problems and meant they risked going completely blind, CE Report quotes ANSA.

The doctors said the "revolutionary" intervention was split into three phases - treatment of glaucoma, removal of cataracts and the insertion of the artificial irises.

Given as the iris determines eye colour, the patients were also allowed to choose their new hue.

The boy opted for green while the woman went for dark brown.

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