Maria Simeonidis with her son, Isaac. (Maria Simeonidis via SWNS)
A 4-year-old boy had his right eye removed after his mother noticed a white glow while watching Paw Patrol.
kAm|2C:2 $:>6@?:5:D[ bf[ ?@E:465 2 H9:E6 8=@H :? 96C D@? xD224VD C:89E 6J6 H9:=6 96 H2D 46=63C2E:?8 9:D E9:C5 3:CE952J @? yF?6 g[ a_ac]k^Am
kAmr@?46C?65[ D96 E@@< 9:> E@ E96 @AE@>6EC:DE[ H9@ D2:5 E96J 4@F=5 D66 D@>6E9:?8 :? E96 324< @7 9:D 6J6 2?5 EC2?D76CC65 9:> E@ #@J2= q@FC?6>@FE9 w@DA:E2=]k^Am
kAm%96C6[ 2 5@4E@C D2:5 96 DFDA64E65 xD224 925 2 C6E:?@3=2DE@>2 2?5 C676CC65 9:> E@ E96 #@J2= {@?5@? w@DA:E2=[ H96C6 96 H2D AFE F?56C 86?6C2= 2?6DE96D:2[ 2?5 xD224 H2D 5:28?@D65 H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^H649@A6]@C8^C6E:?@3=2DE@>2^C6E:?@3=2DE@>2\@G6CG:6H^F?:=2E6C2=\C6E:?@3=2DE@>2^QmF?:=2E6C2= C6E:?@3=2DE@>2k^2m—42?46C :? @?6 6J6]k^Am
kAmw6 F?56CH6?E D:I >@?E9D @7 496>@E96C2AJ[ H9:49 H2D DF446DD7F=[ 3FE xD224 C6=2AD65 EH:46]k^Am
kAm$:>6@?:5:D 2?5 5@4E@CD 28C665 E96 36DE @AE:@? H2D E@ C6>@G6 9:D C:89E 6J6 2?5 7:E 9:> H:E9 2 AC@DE96E:4 @?6 2D Q96 925 2=C625J 366? E9C@F89 D@ >F49]Qk^Am
kAm$:>6@?:5:D[ 2 AC6D49@@= 2DD:DE2?E 7C@> q@FC?6>@FE9[ D2:5i Q(96? 5@4E@CD E@=5 >6 E92E xD224 925 2 C6E:?@3=2DE@>2[ x DE2CE65 4CJ:?8]k^Am
kAmQpD 2 H@CDE\42D6 D46?2C:@[ x E9@F89E :E >:89E 36 2 C6E:?@3=2DE@>2[ 3FE A6@A=6 H6C6 E6==:?8 >6 :E H2D D@ C2C6 2?5 :E 4@F=5 36 2 42E2C24E]k^Am
(Maria Simeonidis via SWNS)
By Talker
kAmQx ;FDE <?6H D@>6E9:?8 H2D HC@?8[ 2?5 2D 2 A2C6?E[ J@F 92G6 E@ ECFDE J@FC 8FE]k^Am
kAmQx C6>6>36C xD224 925 9:D AFA:=D 5:=2E65j 96 EFC?65 E@ >6 2?5 D2:5[ V|@>>J[ x 42?VE D66 J@F[ 3FE H9J 2C6 J@F 4CJ:?8nV]k^Am
kAmQx E9@F89E 96 H2D 8@:?8 E@ 5:6j x <?@H :E D@F?5D 5C2>2E:4[ 3FE E92E :D 9@H x 76=E—:E H2D 2H7F=]Qk^Am
kAm~? 9:D E9:C5 3:CE952J[ xD224 H2D H2E49:?8 !2H !2EC@= H:E9 9:D @=56C 3C@E96C[ $:>6@?[ e[ H96? $:>6@?:5:D ?@E:465 2 H9:E6 8=@H :? 9:D 6J6]k^Am
kAmx?:E:2==J[ D96 E9@F89E :E H2D E96 =:89E C67=64E:?8 @? 9:D 6J6[ 3FE 27E6C >6?E:@?:?8 :E E@ 96C A2CE?6C[ |2EE96H r@>=6J[ bf[ 96 D2:5 96 925 D66? :E 2 76H E:>6D E@@]k^Am
kAmQ|2EE96H D2:5 E@ >6[ V~9 J629[ 5@ J@F >62? 9:D C:89E 6J6nV x :>>65:2E6=J E9@F89E[ D9YE[ 9@H 5@6D 96 <?@H H92E 6J6 x >62?nQ $:>6@?:5:D D2:5]k^Am
kAmQw6 D2:5 96 ?@E:465 :E 2 76H E:>6Dj x E9@F89E ?@ >2EE6C H92E :E :D[ :E 567:?:E6=J :D?VE 2?JE9:?8 8@@5]Qk^Am
kAm$:>6@?:5:D :>>65:2E6=J 3@@<65 2? 2AA@:?E>6?E 2E 96C =@42= @AE@>6EC:DE[ H9@ D2:5 E96J 4@F=5 D66 D@>6E9:?8 2E E96 324< @7 xD224VD C:89E 6J6[ 2?5 EC2?D76CC65 9:> E@ #@J2= q@FC?6>@FE9 w@DA:E2=]k^Am
(Maria Simeonidis via SWNS)
By Talker
kAm%96C6[ xD224 925 2? 6J6 E6DE 2?5 2? F=EC2D@F?5[ 2?5 E96 @A9E92=>@=@8:DE D2:5 96 H2?E65 E@ C676C xD224 E@ E96 C6E:?@3=2DE@>2 46?E6C 2E #@J2= {@?5@? w@DA:E2=]k^Am
kAm$:>6@?:5:D D2:5i Qp7E6C 96 5:5 9:D 6I2>:?2E:@?[ :E 2== H6?E BF:6E] w6 42==65 9:D 2DD:DE2?E :?[ 2?5 E96? x <?6H]k^Am
kAmQ%96 BF:6E?6DD @7 :E 2== H2D G6CJ F??6CG:?8]k^Am
kAmQw6 E@=5 >6 E92E 96 42?VE 5:28?@D6 xD224 H:E9 2 C6E:?@3=2DE@>2[ 3FE :7 x H2D E@ 2D< 9:>[ 96 H2D DFC6 :E H2D @?6]k^Am
kAmQ%92E 27E6C?@@? H2D 9@CC:3=6 7@C FDj H6 ;FDE 5:5?’E <?@H H92E H2D 8@:?8 E@ 92AA6?] (@F=5 xD224 36 @<2J[ @C H@F=5 96 5:6n xE H2D ;FDE 2 9@CC:3=6 52J]”k^Am
kAmsFC:?8 9:D G:D:E E@ #@J2= {@?5@? w@DA:E2=[ xD224 H6?E F?56C 86?6C2= 2?6DE96D:2 D@ DA64:2=:DED 4@F=5 E2<6 2 =@@< 2E 9:D 6J6]k^Am
kAm%96 DA64:2=:DED 4@?7:C>65 E92E xD224 925 2 F?:=2E6C2= C6E:?@3=2DE@>2 2?5 H@F=5 ?665 E@ F?56C8@ EC62E>6?E]k^Am
kAm$:>6@?:5:D D2:5i Q%6==:?8 @FC 72>:=J 2?5 7C:6?5D H2D 92C5[ 3FE E96 92C56DE A2CE H2D 6IA=2:?:?8 E@ xD224’D 3C@E96C $:>6@? H92E H2D 92AA6?:?8]k^Am
kAm“(6 H6C6 8:G6? D@>6 EC62E>6?E @AE:@?D[ 2?5 H6 564:565 @? DJDE6>:4 496>@E96C2AJ[ H9:49 H6 76=E H2D E96 36DE @AE:@? 7@C xD224 2E E96 E:>6]k^Am
kAmQ~?6 @7 E96 92C56DE E9:?8D 7@C >6 A6CD@?2==J H2D E96 7:EE:?8 @7 E96 46?EC2= =:?6 2?5 2== E96 E6DED 367@C6 EC62E>6?E[ >2J36 3642FD6 6G6CJE9:?8 H2D G6CJ F?72>:=:2C E@ FD]”k^Am
kAmxD224 DE2CE65 D:I >@?E9D @7 496>@E96C2AJ[ H9:49 DE2CE65 :? yF?6 a_ac]k^Am
kAmp7E6C E96 496>@E96C2AJ 6?565[ xD224 H2D 8:G6? E96 2==\4=62C[ 3FE :? 9:D 7:CDE 4964<\FA 27E6C r9C:DE>2D[ E96J 5:D4@G6C65 C6E:?@3=2DE@>2 D665D—A:646D @7 E96 EF>@C E92E 92G6 3C@<6? @77—H9:49 E96J E96? EC62E65 H:E9 4CJ@E96C2AJ—2 7C66K:?8 EC62E>6?E FD65 @? D>2== EF>@CD]k^Am
(Maria Simeonidis via SWNS)
By Talker
kAmQ$6G6C2= C@F?5D =2E6C[ E96J 5:D4@G6C65 2 D>2== C6=2AD6 @7 xD224’D EF>@C[Q $:>6@?:5:D D2:5]k^Am
kAmQ(6 76=E D@ 567=2E65 3FE 564:565 E@ 8:G6 :E 2?@E96C ECJ] $@[ H6 8@E 3@@<65 :? 7@C A=2BF6 EC62E>6?E—2 E:?J A:646 @7 C25:@24E:G6 >2E6C:2= H9:49 :D 2EE24965 E@ E96 @FED:56 =:?:?8 @7 E96 6J6 E@ <:== E2C86E65 42?46C@FD 46==D :?D:56]k^Am
kAmQxE H2D 5@?6 2E E96 #@J2= {@?5@? w@DA:E2=[ 2?5 H6 925 E@ :D@=2E6 7@C >@DE @7 @FC DE2J] xD224 C62==J DECF88=65 H:E9 E96 A=2BF6 EC62E>6?Ej 96 H2D :? A2:? 2?5 G6CJ F?4@>7@CE23=6]k^Am
kAmQw6 C67FD65 E@ @A6? 6:E96C @7 9:D 6J6D 7@C EH@ H9@=6 52JD[ 3FE H6 H6C6 9@A67F= E96 A=2BF6 H@F=5 7:?:D9 E96 EF>@C @77 7@C 8@@5]Qk^Am
kAm$25=J[ E9C66 >@?E9D 27E6C E96 A=2BF6 EC62E>6?E[ 2 D42? D9@H65 E92E xD224 925 C6=2AD65 282:?[ 2?5 2 4@?DF=E2E:@? H:E9 $:>6@?:5:D 4@?7:C>65 E96 36DE @AE:@? H2D E@ C6>@G6 xD224VD C:89E 6J6[ H9:49 E@@< A=246 :? pF8FDE a_ad]k^Am
kAm$:>6@?:5:D D2:5i “(6 564:565 E92E xD224 925 6?5FC65 6?@F89 2?5 E92E H6 H6C6 ?@E H:==:?8 E@ E2<6 2?J >@C6 C:D<D] (6 @AE65 7@C 2? 6?F4=62E:@?—C6>@G2= @7 E96 6J6]k^Am
kAmQxE H2D 2 92C5 A:== E@ DH2==@H 27E6C @G6C 2 J62C @7 ECJ:?8 E@ D2G6 9:D 6J6[ H9:49 925 G6CJ 8@@5 G:D:@?[ 3FE H6 ;FDE H2?E65 9:> E@ 92G6 D@>6 A6246]Qk^Am
kAmxD224 H2D 7:EE65 H:E9 2 AC@DE96E:4 6J6[ 2?5 $:>6@?:5:D D2:5 96 :D QG6CJ 92AAJ 2?5 4@?7:56?E]Qk^Am
(Maria Simeonidis via SWNS)
By Talker
kAm$96 D2:5 96 F?56CDE2?5D H92E 92D 92AA6?65 E@ 9:>[ 2?5 H:== D2J 96 >:DD6D 9:D @=5 6J6 2?5 H2?ED :E 324<]k^Am
kAm“xD224 :D ?@H ?62C=J d 2?5 2 G6CJ 92AAJ[ 4@?7:56?E 3@J[Q $:>6@?:5:D D2:5]k^Am
kAmQxD224 =@G6D 6G6CJE9:?8 23@FE 5:?@D2FCD 2?5 >@?DE6C ECF4<Dj 96 :D G6CJ 42C:?8 2?5 92D >256 D@>6 8@@5 7C:6?5D]k^Am
kAmQ$@>6E:>6D 96 :D 2 3:E H2CJ :? ?6H =@42E:@?D 2?5 C62=:K6D E92E 96 5@6D ?@E 92G6 2 7F== 7:6=5 @7 G:D:@?] qFE 2== :? 2==[ 96 >2?286D 2>2K:?8=J] w6 :D 2H2C6 2?5 F?56CDE2?5D H92E 92AA6?65 E@ 9:>]Qk^Am
kAm%96 r9:=59@@5 tJ6 r2?46C %CFDE Wrwtr%X :D FC8:?8 A2C6?ED 2?5 962=E942C6 AC@76DD:@?2=D E@ 36 2H2C6 @7 E96 >@DE 4@>>@? A@DD:3=6 DJ>AE@>D @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ac^_h^a_^C@FE:?6\6J6\E6DE\C6G62=D\d\J62C\@=5\8:C=D\9:556?\6J6\42?46C^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm6J6 42?46Ck^2m—2 H9:E6 8=@H :? E96 6J6[ H9:49 >2J 2AA62C :? 2 7=2D9 A9@E@ @C :? 46CE2:? =:89E:?8[ 2?5 2 DBF:?E]k^Am
kAm#:492C5 pD9E@?[ 49:67 6I64FE:G6 @7 rwtr%[ D2:5i “xD224’D DE@CJ D9@HD E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 C6E:?@3=2DE@>2 2H2C6?6DD 2>@?8 962=E9 AC@76DD:@?2=D]k^Am
kAmQ(6 2C6 8C2E67F= E92E xD224’D 5:28?@D:D H2D 4@?7:C>65 2?5 E92E 96 H2D 23=6 E@ C646:G6 EC62E>6?E]k^Am
kAmQx7 J@F’C6 H@CC:65 E92E J@FC 49:=5 >2J 92G6 C6E:?@3=2DE@>2[ A=62D6 E2<6 E96> E@ 2 5@4E@C @C @AE@>6EC:DE 2D D@@? 2D A@DD:3=6]”k^Am
