Baby girl was born with rare 'cats eyes'

A six-month-old baby is thought to be the youngest person in the UK ever to be diagnosed with two rare conditions in both eyes that have left her looking 'like a cat'.

Lilien Molnar, who is blind, was diagnosed with microphthalmia and a coloboma at just five days old.

The disorders have left the youngster, of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, with a narrow and discoloured iris - similar to that of a cat.

Although unable to see and forced to travel many miles for regular hospital appointments, Lilien's parents Cintia, 26, and David Molnar, 29, insist their 'little princess' never stops smiling.

'Lilien's eyes are the same size as a cat's and will never grow properly,' Mrs Molnar said.

'When they do grow they will look like a cats with the same line across them.

'She's developing but it's still upsetting because she can't see anything. She can't do things that most baby's do because she can't see. 

'It can be really heartbreaking sometimes when we go out to see other children.'

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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