World of the Bizarre

Blind woman regains sight after falling over

By T.K. Randall
May 7, 2016 ·  9 comments

A routine surgical procedure somehow restored her vision. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 Laitr Keiows Mary Ann Franco went completely blind after suffering a spinal injury in a car accident over two decades ago and had long since given up on the possibility of ever being able to see again.

Her misfortune didn't end there either as more recently she suffered further injuries to her back following a fall at her South Florida home and needed an operation to alleviate the pain.

Incredibly though, upon awaking from the surgery, she discovered that the procedure had not only improved her back condition but had somehow managed to correct her vision as well."In the mornings, I get up, and I look out here and the sun is coming through the trees, and the beams [are] coming down," she said. "Oh, God, it's so wonderful to see."

Her doctors believe that the original accident may have partially blocked an artery in her spine which resulted in her going blind and that the recent surgery may have corrected the problem.

"I've never seen it, never heard of it," said neurosurgeon Dr John Afshar.

"When we give that extra amount of blood flow by unkinking the vessel, it could have re-established the blood flow, but this is all theoretical."

Source: Sky News | Comments (9)

Tags: Blind, Accident