A 7-year-old boy in West Africa who was going blind can now see again, thanks to life-changing eye surgery provided by the Mercy Ships charity.
Mamadou, whose last name was not provided, was born with bilateral cataracts, a condition where cataracts develop in both eyes before or soon after birth.
When left untreated, the condition can lead to total blindness in some cases.
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