People can have green, blue, brown eyes … But few – or almost none – have a pink eye and even with glitter.
Hardly any left, because an 8-year-old girl named Daisy Passfield from England got one. She had her eye removed when she was 2 because of cancer and needed a new one. She was really happy to choose her favorite color for it.
In New York, a girl named Daisy was found to have retinoblastoma when she was just 14 months old. Her mom, Alysia Passfield, saw something unusual in Daisy’s eye in a photo and got worried. They went to the doctor and found out she had cancer.
The young girl had some rounds of chemotherapy, but instead of getting smaller, the tumor split into many pieces. Her parents were worried that the cancer might spread, so they decided to have her eye removed, with advice from the doctors who were treating her.
“Daisy’s mom, Alysia, says Daisy is super confident. She can do almost anything, except drive a big farming machine or fly a plane, but we’re not too concerned about that,” joked someone. “What is retinoblastoma?”
Retinoblastoma is a type of eye cancer that mostly happens in kids, especially those under 6 years old. It starts in the retina, the part of the eye that senses light. Finding it quickly is really important for successful treatment, so doctors can save lives and keep the child’s vision. Treatments depend on how big the tumor is and if it’s spreading inside or outside the eye.
For smaller retinoblastoma tumors, special techniques can help keep normal vision. Sometimes, surgery isn’t needed at first. Instead, methods like laser or radiotherapy are used. Doctor Sheila Ferreira from Oftaloclinicas São Paulo says the main goal is to save the child’s life and eyesight. Luckily, most cases can be cured, showing how important it is to catch it early for better treatment.
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