Baby born without eyes undergoes ‘socket stretching’ for prosthetics

A baby born without eyes is set to undergo extensive surgery to stretch his eye sockets so he can have prosthetics fit.

Tate Walker, from North Carolina has anophthalmia, a rare condition that means a child is born without one or both of their eyes.

Shortly after he was born in December 2021, the tot’s parents became concerned as he was swollen and struggled to open his eyes.

After speaking to specialists, Jahavier Walker, 25, and Ryan Walker, 29, were told that the swelling would go down and that he would be fine.