The publication reported that the child likely suffered from optic atrophy, which, according to the Cleveland Clinic, is a condition that "happens because of long-term damage to optic nerve fibers ...

Unfortunately for the boy, he suffered from optic atrophy, where the optic nerve wastes away due to long-term damage.

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