Shocking: 3-Months Old Baby Blinded By Phone Camera Flashlight (Photo)

Some parents recently had their joy cut short after a family friend allegedly snapped their 3-months old baby with a phone camera whose flashlight impaired the vision of the child.

 

This was discovered by the parents shortly after the friend took the picture as the baby's eyes started developing strange signs.

Doctors said the three-month-old, who has not been named, has suffered irreparable damage from the flash of the camera, which was held about 10 inches away from the baby boy.

Following the incident, the baby suffered from reduced vision in his left eye and blindness in his right eye. The damage is said to be permanent and cannot be fixed with surgery, DailyMailUK adds.

The strong flash has damaged cells on the macula, which is the part of the eye where incoming light rays are focused.