Parents of baby with no eyes appeal for help

THE parents of a baby boy born with no eyes have made an emotional plea for help to pay for his medical care.

Wed, 10 Mar, 2010 - 00:00

Sean O’Riordan

Seven-month-old Jacob Nowak has anophthalmia, a condition which affects one in 100,000 babies.

His Polish-born father, Mariusz, and mother, Wiola, have already spent their life-savings on a visit last November to a specialist clinic in Rostock, Germany.

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Courts Place: Rostock, Germany Place: Millstreet Place: Co Cork Place: Ireland Place: England Place: Rostock Person: Jacob Nowak Person: Mariusz Person: Wiola Person: Jacob Organisation: HSE Organisation: AIB Bank

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