Meet Jacob Smith
| aka "Jacob the Fighter" Jacob is a surviver of Retinopathy of Prematurity and we are happy to have Jacob as our "first" feature story. He is just one of the many children affected by (ROP) and the reason our foundation is being formed. In the NICU Jacob developed ROP, Retinopathy of Prematurity, an eye condition that occurs when the blood vessels of the eye grow improperly and causes the retina to detach from the inside of the eye. There are several surgeries available to help minimize and/or reverse the effects of the disease. In his first year, Jacob had 6 surgeries to help his retinas against detachment. For a time it seemed the surgery was successful on his right eye, but later proved ineffective. His right retina did reattach, but with scaring did not help contain his vision. Today Jacob is completely blind.  |
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| Jacob is the son of Trish and Brett Smith of Wichita, Ks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
