It's a common scene to see children playing while they giggle and laugh out of their guiltless pleasure. So innocent, yet they can also be rough and reckless. These behaviors make them more prone to accidents. Some just end up in booboos or scabs while other incidents, like the
eye trauma, become more tragic than expected. To have impaired and loss of vision is the last thing parents ever wish their child to experience.
I feel sorry for Katie. She's just charming and so sweet. But because of a bicycle accident, she'll never look at the world the same way again. She was riding a bike when a cat passed by. She swerved off the pavement and hit a tree. Katie suffered a serious eye injury and at age 8, she can no longer see, deprived of the amazing wonders of colors and figures. Hearing such a distressing story, I feel like my heart's tearing apart for Katie.
Research says that children who suffer from eye trauma are often engaged in sports actvities like baseball, boxing, and basketball. Other factors that may cause the damage to the eye are chemicals, fingernails, and toys. Any eye injury, especially in kids, should be deemed as a medical emergency. Doctors or specialists need to check kids' eyes before they recommend surgery or other less aggressive
courses of medication or treatments for eye trauma.
