"It started with splintering headaches. Then there was double vision. It got to the point where 29-year-old Ezechias Toussaint couldn’t blink his right eye, so his cornea was exposed to scratches, and he endured stabbing pain and cloudy sight," says the News-Press. "The elementary school instructor and university student lives in the coastal city of Saint-Marc, about an hour north of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. In Haiti, poor vision can have severe consequences, as handicaps and illnesses are often misunderstood. And Toussaint, who was suffering from a type of facial palsy, couldn’t teach or learn when he couldn’t see to read.On Tuesday, Toussaint was in a Fort Myers operating room, receiving surgery that will allow him to close his eye once again, giving his cornea a chance to heal and restoring his sight. The $4,000 treatment, including an MRI and surgery, was donated by area medical personnel." For video go to NBC-2.com.
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