Little boy Marwanijun , 8 months old, living in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China, has been without eyes since birth. Recently, doctors discovered that under the skin of Marwanijun ‘s eye socket , the eyeball still exists. However, surgery is impossible because the skin is too thin and sensitive. Marwanijung

‘s parents , Mdamihan and Salamu , took the boy to a 474 Military Hospital in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, for treatment. Although Marwanijung was born without eyes, when the doctor used a flashlight to shine on the skin in the eye socket, the boy still reacted positively.

Since birth, Marwanijun’s eyeballs have been covered by skin.

This has helped Marwanijung’s family have more hope about the surgery. However, because the eyeball in Marwanijung ‘s left eye socket was covered by skin, it was difficult for doctors to perform the surgery. Even after surgery, it was difficult for the boy to see light because the rate of sequelae was very high.
Currently, the doctor advises Marwanijung’s family to wait until the boy turns 16 years old and undergo an artificial eye transplant. It is known that the phenomenon of children being born without eyes occurs for many reasons, but mainly due to genetic mutations.
The doctor said the surgery was difficult to perform successfully because the boy’s skin was too thin.

It is likely that Marwanijung will have to wait until he is 16 years old to have an artificial eye transplant.