Girl blinded by Iraqi bomb gets prosthetic eyes

A THREE-YEAR-OLD Iraqi girl blinded and disfigured in a 2006 Baghdad car bombing has a new set of prosthetic eyes after a trip to London for medical treatment.

Shams still cannot see, but her family says the reconstructive surgery, which is expected to take years, will give her a chance to live a normal life without the stigma of a scarred appearance.

Her father Husham Fadhil said: “Her condition has already improved with her new appearance. Her two brothers were impressed when they saw her eyes. But she is still very active. She does not need to go to any doctor here.”