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Iraqi Child to See for First Time
A five-year-old Iraqi girl is in Rochester, undergoing surgeries that could give her the gift of eyesight. Noor Al-Ithawi was born blind. The girl lives near Bagdad, Iraq. Members of the U.S. military there lobbied to bring the girl here, to undergo a rare artificial corneal transplant. Noor’s family is credited with helping U.S. forces there. On Monday, the girl underwent the first of two surgeries at the University of Rochester’s Eye Institute. Doctors don’t … Read entire article »
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