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Genetic 'spelling error' left Adelaide teen facing blindness, but eye injections saved his sight

After seeing stars in the night sky for the first time, Orlando went straight to tell his mum Susan. (ABC News: Carl Saville)

A few months ago Adelaide teenager Orlando Lupoi looked up at the night sky and discovered something he had never seen before.

"I could see, like, speckles of light," he said.

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