A mum says her baby boy’s sight was saved by a message from a stranger who spotted an abnormality in his eye on TikTok. Lily Fleet, 26, posted a video of the trend where clever edits make it look like she was magically dressing her son Ari Fleet-Neckles, by throwing the clothes at him.
It was randomly spotted by an eagle-eyed optometrist Laura Brown, 38, who noticed his left eye had a cloudy appearance and an outward squint - in just a few seconds. She messaged Lily suggesting she get her eight-week-old checked out, and tests revealed he had congenital glaucoma.
He had an urgent operation to open a tube in his eye so fluid could drain out. Untreated, glaucoma can eventually lead to blindness.
