Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Family Has No Collateral Left; $4,000 Needed to Keep Little Marianna from Going Blind

17:43, May 19, 2015

Three year-old Marianna didn't take kindly to our video camera. When she felt that we were talking about her, the young girl walked away.

Marianna, a premature baby, has been the center of attention in the family ever since she was born.

She suffers from congenital glaucoma, an eye disease that can lead to blindness if not treated in time.  Surgery is the primary therapy for such an ailment.

Doctors in Armenia instructed the family to take Marianna to the Leningrad Regional Children's Hospital for surgery. In September 2012, emergency surgery was performed there to prevent Marianna from going blind.

Pressure in the girl's eye was successful reduced, but five months after returning to Armenia it shot back up.

Armenian News

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