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Good News8-year-old blind boy sees stars, planes for the first time
Canada kid was born with an impaired vision due to a rare genetic disorder called retinitis pigmentosa, which causes mutations in the RPE65
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Canada kid was born with an impaired vision due to a rare genetic disorder called retinitis pigmentosa, which causes mutations in the RPE65
Joseph Shavit