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A victim of Stevens-Johnson syndrome, nine-year-old Samantha Curtis lived behind dark sunglasses, unable to play outside because of her sensitivity to light. She only knew people by their voice because she could not see them. Even watching TV was painful. Samantha spent six months in the house with the shades drawn until her doctor at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, knowing it was her only hope, referred her to the Boston Foundation for Sight to try the Boston Scleral Lens.

Samantha can now do what she loves—go to school, play outside and watch TV. "Now, I have two friends," she says. She loves to read—about pandas and zebras, Abraham Lincoln, whatever she can find—and write poems. "I love school," she reports, "and I love Dr. Cotter. She’s my favorite doctor."

A Career and Life Cut Short — Mark Kennedy

"Samantha hated to go out and play because the glare of sunlight was so unbearable, even with the darkest sunglasses. What child doesn’t like to go outside and play? The Boston Foundation for Sight has truly given Samantha a gift—her childhood."

Mother of Samantha

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