"Liam Reid’s family has struggled to pay for his care at a
U.S. hospital while another boy with the same rare eye condition has
received 49 treatments paid for by the Ontario government," notes the
Toronto Star. "If
Liam,
nearly 3, does not receive surgery to correct the vision in his left
eye, he will go blind before he is 4 years old, said his mother,
Kristina Reid. Liam has a retinal condition called advanced bilateral
persistent fetal vasculature syndrome or Norrie disease."
Read more. Even so, it's better care than an American could get.
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