A woman who ripped out her own eyes while high on drugs has received a pair of prosthetic eyeballs.
Two years ago, Kaylee Muthart, 22, gouged out her eyes as a horrified bystander struggled to stop her (read here).
After being rushed to hospital, doctors told Kaylee that she would never see again. The injury became her motivation to quit drugs for good.
Now, Kaylee has received new prosthetic eyeballs so that she can appear “more normal”.
She said: “I was so excited to get them. I just wanted to appear more normal to the outside world.”
Kaylee with her new eyes
Kaylee, who is enrolled in a blind school in her home state of South Carolina, was accompanied to the life-changing appointment by her boyfriend, Alex George, 42.
He said: “It melted my heart. She was never any different to me, but I know she’s wanted this for a very long time and I’m so happy she has this now.
Kaylee wirh her new eyes
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Source: Linda Ikeji
