Thursday, April 03, 2014

How Facebook might have saved a little girl's eyesight

A mother posted a photograph of her daughter to Facebook. Some users highlighted to her that one of the girl's eyes looked funny. The mother, after a visit to the doctor, was told her offspring had Coats' disease. Full story here.

This disease is a rare disorder that affects the blood vessels at the back of the eye and can cause blindness.

More on Coats' disease in this link.

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