A baby boy has been left blind in one eye after a
family friend allegedly took a close-up photograph
without turning off the flash.

According to Peoples Daily Online, the three-month-old
baby, who has not been named suffered irreparable
damage from the flash of the camera, which was held
about 10 inches away from the baby boy. The parents
were said to have noticed that there was something
wrong with their baby’s vision soon after the
photograph was taken.

DailyMailUK added that aside from the right eye that
went blind, the baby also had a reduced vision in his
left eye.The damage is said to be permanent and
cannot be fixed with surgery. Experts say that the
strong flash has damaged cells on the macula, which is
the part of the eye where incoming light rays are
focused.

Damage to the macula can lead to the loss of central
vision, which allows people to see straight ahead. The
macula is not fully developed until children are four,
meaning youngsters are very sensitive to strong light.
According to research, babies will shut their eyes when
exposed to light on reflex, just milliseconds of strong
light can cause permanent damage. It is not clear
whether the family friend will face any legal action
following the incident.


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Omg. This is so sad We need to alert pple. Poor little baby

on top say make she snap the baby ni o!

Poor little angel...

Nonsense, illiteracy is a disease.

The flash from camera cannot damage kid's eye and this has been confirmed by many Doctors, google is your friend.