Blind Iraqi girl returns home after operation

A three-year-old Iraqi girl who was blinded and disfigured in a 2006 Baghdad car bombing has returned home with a new set of prosthetic eyes after a trip to London for medical treatment.

A three-year-old Iraqi girl who was blinded and disfigured in a 2006 Baghdad car bombing has returned home with 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.

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