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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ria Newman

Mother documents story of baby born with bubble on eyeball from glaucoma as she says infant is ‘thriving’

Jam Press

A mother has revealed her baby was born with extreme glaucoma, cataracts, no irises and has developed a “bubble-like” protrusion on her eyeball.

Aspen Schuelke was born in March 2022 and doctors immediately noticed her eyes had a “cloudy” appearance. Five days later, some of the infant’s diagnoses were confirmed, including aniridia – an eye disorder that causes her to have no iris.

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