Memphis--A Facebook post could change someone's life forever.
Indeed it is true in the case of Tara Taylor's daughter. She is a proud mother of a beautiful young girl and to express her pride and love to her daughter, she posted a photo of Rylee on Facebook.
Most of her Facebook friends simply adored the smile and cuteness of Rylee. Who wouldn't?
However, a friend noticed that Rylee's left eye is glowing. It is usually common for photographs to affect the eye, but Stacey Carter, reminded of a family friend's son's condition, would not believe that it is just an ordinary camera problem.
Stacy Carter told ABC news that she immediately sent a message to Tara to inform her. "There could be something really wrong with Rylee's eye,'" Carter said.
Upon Stacy's recommendation, Tara and her husband Jason took Rylee to specialists until the doctors confirmed that Rylee suffers from Retinal Telangiectasis or Coats' disease, a rare eye disorder caused by abnormal development of blood vessels behind the retina. Early detection and treatment of the disorder would prevent the likelihood of blindness.
Prior to detection of Rylee's eye problem, Tara said that her daughter appeared to have a normal sight.
According to her doctors, Rylee had some vision loss but after series of treatments, her vision is now improving.
Dr. Jorge Calzada of Baptist Eye Clinic, said in an interview with WREG that children would not usually say that they experience vision loss. "When a child recognizes he cannot see or the parent recognizes they cannot see, it's often because they've lost vision in both eyes," he stated.
Tara couldn't thank Facebook more for helping her detect her daughter's eye problem before it was too late.
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