NATIONAL NEWS - Singer Bobby van Jaarsveld has issued an urgent warning to parents after revealing his son, Leben, allegedly lost 90% of his vision after a laser light shone into his eye, urging families to get rid of the innocent gadget before another child is hurt, reports the Pretoria Rekord.

“I didn’t think I was going to share this, but I feel I have to warn people. We never want to experience this again. My son, Leben, lost 90% of his vision because of an ‘innocent’ laser that shone into his eye,” said Van Jaarsveld.

He added that they prayed for a long time, begged, and held on to faith because they were told he was going to lose his eye.

“For a long time we prayed, begged, and held on to faith, because we were told he was going to lose his eye — and the feeling a parent experiences when they hear that is impossible to describe. After getting a few opinions, thank God we ended up with the right doctor, Dr B Wolff, and he was able to save his eye with a successful operation,” he explained.

Van Jaarsveld added that the doctor himself said “it’s a miracle”, because very few people’s eyes can be saved after something like this.

“So, we praise God for it. Parents, break those lasers,” he added.

Article: Caxton publication, The Citizen

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