Young Maxson and his mother pray and wait
for improvement.

Nine-year-old Maxson was playing with a nail and decided to throw it into the air to see what would happen to it. As he looked up the nail landed in his eye, perforating the cornea and iris.  By the time he was brought to the Canvasback eye clinic, his pupil had pulled off to side, a cyst (or bulge) had developed and a traumatic cataract had formed.

Dr. Evans removed the cataract and implanted a lens.  He also opened up the cornea to free of the iris and sutured it in place. 

It took a while to see any improvement, but after a week Maxson was actually counting fingers and his prognosis had improved.  His future vision will be blurry but will improve when the sutures are removed from the cornea a few months down the road. 

One thing is certain; Maxson won't
be playing with any more nails.