7-year-old Boy with Rare Skin Condition Able to Sleep with Eyes Closed for First Time
Date: 10/25/2024
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LAS VEGAS (KVVU/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A 7-year-old boy from Nevada is finally able to sleep with his eyes closed after undergoing a life-changing eyelid surgery.
by KVVU/CNN Newsource/WKRC
Fri, October 18th 2024 at 9:09 PM
Carter Bresee, who has two rare skin conditions called lamellar ichthyosis and ectropion, had been unable to close his eye lids since birth and could not blink. He required applications of special moisturizing products several times a day. Read more here https://local12.com/news/nation-world/boy-rare-skin-conditions-lamellar-ichthyosis-ectropion-sleep-eyes-closed-first-time-eye-lid-skin-graft-surgery-carter-shai-bresee
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