Teen With Degenerative Eye Disease Regains Eyesight

Ethan Ralston was 14 years old when he realized that he was losing vision in both of his eyes. “I had a very small portion on the right side in my right eye that I could see. And then in my left eye, there was only the peripheral edges that I could see out of,” Ralston said. He was diagnosed with LHON, a degenerative eye disease which can cause blindness. Thanks to a genetic trial, Ralston is getting a second chance at sight. InsideEdition.com’s Stephanie Officer explains how it worked. #InsideEdition

[@ronelleclare5289]

I never heard anyone who got their eyesight back...until now.

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@Ganda Gandara Oh-

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@Ganda Gandara woah

[@iloveamerica8541]

Read the bible

[@catherinehermansen4376]

@@iloveamerica8541 what good is that? If g-d was so great this wouldn't have happened to begin with. Your god is despicable.

[@k8lynmae]

There is an older man in Australia that stumbled as his shoelace came undone. He fully regained his original perfect eyesight from the little stumble.

[@terrellc428]

Back n the day, ur grandma would just say that u need to eat more carrots 😄😄😄

[@Skadia0]

Mine still does

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Tape same-

[@skyhawk21]

It worked, I still have vision!!! Love my vegetables except for sprouts and cauliflowers

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Dumb boomers

[@HerozOfficial]

Dude has to flex his coding at the start LMFAO.

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Not flex that’s simple

[@Baller4Life1]

NTH_Eric it’s simple if you know the basics but if you don’t it’s hard

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Baller 4Life Ik but the way he said he had to flex was dumb

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Lorryn SilverSpike yea it wasn’t a flex

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@@ericiskoolbeans7062 guess people can't understand it was a joke lol

[@HandsomeWaver]

Next thing you know his eyes evolve and then he becomes Cyclops (from X-Men).

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[@HandsomeWaver]

@@naomiali5802 what does MAGA have to do with this?

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Its a Joke

[@MrSimoonkk]

Wow I could not imagine not being able to see clear or not see at all I would miss seeing things

[@imbigfoot4703]

Im kinda blind something not even far is so hard to see i got kinda blind when i was little sense i watched tv close i never knew i can get blind

[@georgemcmonkey1887]

I got astigmatism,black flying spots and probably something else because im sitting home all day for almost a year now watching tv and phone.. can see clearly from like 4 cm away and i my biggest fear is to go completely blind 😳

[@majinmilan3636]

I was 14 when I lost my 20/20 vision and I was completely scared and confused at the time. Now I'm 19 with 20/40 I believe. Still wish I had 20/20 vision because still being able to see everything, but not things like words or signs from afar is still a disadvantage for me.

[@aceoverking5549]

This kid is my best friend. I met him last year because we both joined our high school’s bowling team. He honestly is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. I love him like a brother and I’m so glad that his story is able to be shared.

[@snipadder8016]

Thanks bud!

[@jmissle]

Vanderbilt does good work....They replaced my aortic root and I was out of the hospital in four days....

[@jrn3342]

Do you have Marfan syndrome? Just asking because my daughter does.

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Ashley Nicasio yep,my good looks and witty humor isn’t the only thing my dad gave me.....#Marfantastic

[@raging_kids5576]

That's sad for a teenager 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Yato_011]

Jonathan Leed he won’t be able to see his meat

[@KESTRAL23]

Farhan/ Power I know now he can rub his meat now 🙃

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Be honest, who clicks on and came straight down to the comments

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How do you know

[@marcisawesome0469]

Me

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oh another one of these comments... dislike

[@ironman2326]

Me

[@Bryce4Belle]

He's so lucky now he gets to view the beauty of Jordyn Jones the way I see her ❤️

[@roxyfoxyyy7]

This brought tears to my eyes. So happy for this boy who can finally see!!

[@benjiralston3723]

I can't tell you enough how proud I am of you son for staying strong, staying positive and keeping your faith strong through all of this. I'm very proud of you and Thank God everyday for the returning your sight. I Love You!

[@jocelynflores7312]

Aww I’m so happy for him :(

[@Baller4Life1]

Jocelyn Flores why did you say you’re so happy for him then you put a sad face

[@jocelynflores7312]

Baller 4Life ❶ :3 I use sad faces for everything

[@Baller4Life1]

Jocelyn Flores oh, ok then...

[@Kohinoor1994]

This is amazing. I’ve done tons of research on this disease and this is the first time I’m reading about someone regaining sight

[@overalljuicy2993]

Don’t let anything or anyone stop you of living

[@sgtbradly2133]

This condition is definitely challenging I was diagnosed in 2020 right before I started highschool

[@saultheball9593]

Who just watched the Payton video

[@HandsomeWaver]

I did.

[@MrSimoonkk]

Saul The Ball did you watch it all

[@HandsomeWaver]

@@MrSimoonkk yes, I did.

[@dogedog8686]

Saul The Ball Me

[@GoBeatsMode]

Awesome story! I don't know what I'd do without my vision! 😱

[@danielhattefar]

*Inside edition?* More like *Inside addiction*

[@walkingdead171]

Dani oof go outside

[@danielhattefar]

David Linnik I should do that

[@theways6946]

Unoriginal

[@Michael-hb4wc]

Good luck, Ethan!

[@KimberlyBazaldua]

That's great. Very happy for him. My grandmother had Leibers and lost her eye site very early in life.

[@sluvvr]

They upload 3 videos in 4 minutes

[@zachbruner3128]

I had a similar problem that also happend to me when i was 14 in which i got a scotoma in my left eye and then in my right and they thought it could be LHON but it turned out it happend for no reason but i still have 20/20 vision

[@Decept]

I can’t see out of my right eye

[@Angel-ed4pj]

Who would dislike this, this teen was able to receive the gift of sight

[@Yato_011]

ah 25183 ever heard of opinions

[@gunawan830]

Where is the clinic? I also sufferd from lhon

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

What a lovely young man.

[@xxsweetazchickxx9790]

He is so lucky, i have degenerative miopia, hope they can find a treatment soon 🙏🙏,

[@Lenora2020]

It is a Miracle, Thank you God.

[@marioheard8888]

Hey, can anybody inform me on where you can get clinical treatment from because I suffer from Lebers disease and I am in search of anything that can help my condition

[@MtrayPlays]

Hey I have to go to Vanderbilt for a ECHO for my heart cause they heard a squeak in my heart! Also my sister works there

[@christywoods9180]

My Son has this disease,and I had no idea there were only 300 cases per year.But he also has a detatched retina.😥

[@iamarizonaball2642]

I am blind in one eye!

[@Jaxv3r]

Now he can finally see that nice RGB Keyboard.

[@casinopeppa4457]

Where is Lisa G to confront the Eye

[@omarmaisur1618]

Hey I really need help on this ?

[@tacticalplayz6481]

Lucky..

[@A4969Z]

Can this fix short sightness like just one blurry eye

[@theconductoresplin8092]

My man is hella lucky Thanks god we got such amazing doctors and technology

[@Burek_King]

Wait so his vision get blurry for 3-2 secs and turns back to normal.

[@Plague_Doc22]

At the same time I have a more common eye disease which makes me get blurred vision and my best option is hard contacts that dont fit well...coooooool

[@zomaat5885]

at my church someone had a infection in there ear and could not hear but then when we were reading the Bible he said that he could hear again

[@benbaker321]

I recently noticed a dramatic change in my vision in my left eye. I have injections in my eye, it helps however it's not back to normal(yet).

[@othronos]

Ben Baker hi ben what injections do you have?

[@j6t0th3max8]

They had us in the 1st half with that title not gonna 🧢

[@sahmito1173]

hi

[@YummyFood454]

Science is cool. Hope everything continues to go well for this young man

[@mangaka6073]

Love you

[@zachbruner3128]

Is this true?

[@KMS-sp3me]

Going broke is the title

[@stringydeb5568]

I have diabetes type 1 and I might lose my eyesight

[@emilybazer]

How scary

[@lilcrizard5308]

Good good, this is very good I have a friend who is blind & I didn't even know she was blind untill she told me she has a Fb group for blind people she has a special phone that helps her use the internet I will share this with her

[@toucan5933]

IN 1 MINUTE!? HOW!?!?!??!

[@zachbruner3128]

?

[@marcisawesome0469]

Who has terrible eye sight I do?

[@candiceperry7916]

Ethan has a disability but Ethan goes on with life even though Ethan is blind

[@zachbruner3128]

Not anymore, he can see

[@thelmaparker7888]

Thank you President Trump for making this possible.

[@thechemist1314]

Guess what Your not watching on full screen

[@AnastasiaZoldak]

FDA compassionate use protocol is something Trump made possible! See his first SOTU speech!

[@luka-mh6sh]

Hi

[@crispwhite9068]

Thank God. Father keep blessing him in Jesus' name, Amen.

[@k8lynmae]

Hopefully his vision will continue to improve and he can ditch the glasses. Though some people wear glasses for the look hehe

[@normasantana2755]

It will works for glaucoma!??

[@snipadder8016]

No it's only mutation of the LHON gene

[@Virnith]

And I’m shocked that this does not have a lot of views and likes in 2hours knowing inside edition

[@wath180]

shocking

[@Elion.z43]

He looks like the Backpack kid, but in the nerd way😁

[@anagomez9620]

God is great!!!

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

You're too young to smoke you're too young to drive you're too young to get a job and you're too young to receive injections in your eyes I will help you to see...

[@stephanevalin3104]

gensight biologics ??

[@zachbruner3128]

NOOOO he dont need that to see, his vision returned to normal

[@dylansworld5883]

If you're reading this when this get more views, hi. You're amazing!

[@Kingsbread]

I think because the radiation damage his eyes

[@coolvaron9571]

Sometimes can we make the disease names more simple like just say that his eyes is going blind but still wow they fixed him

[@kanesmith8271]

He got stem cell injections in his eyes

[@cia4811]

Lucky sucks I’ll never be able to see ahain🙃

[@FavoredPizza]

Epic

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His last name is the name of my school 🤪

[@emmaschwartzs]

Wow

[@dynamo3059]

I am legend

[@Yato_011]

nachos yes I can’t live with nachos

[@destro2898]

It is does damn video games!

[@snipadder8016]

I dont even play video games

[@Theonetruegod-hw2ei]

Where was Jesus? That is right, only medical knowledge can do this and Jesus can’t. Lol

[@thequietkid2715]

13th i want a million dollars

[@iiiiiii77]

7th

[@lorddharak596]

I Got it when i was 10

[@ohioman008]

How is ur eyesight now? Take care

[@lorddharak596]

Loki. Well its the Same and im 19 now, but Atleast this guy lost it Tho

[@ohioman008]

@@lorddharak596 you will regain your eyesight i know you will! Dont worry all is good for you

[@rihannacolon8869]

13th

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1500 th view

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*I lost my mind an hour ago. I got it back just a few seconds ago!!* 😀

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21th

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Wiw

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Third

[@DjangoHuncho]

He looks like Backpack kid😅

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Early

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2nd

[@nazmanrashid7830]

This kid look 19 for me.😆😆

[@themagickalmermaid]

You might want to Increase That Font!! Pull away from the screen!! Use A television for a monitor!! Be in front of window and daylight!! Get those vitamins!! Goji Berries!

[@st4nna_jerr]

D

[@dylansworld5883]

Congratulations on being first

[@thedrawingkidanimatedkid686]

Don't know why but he kinda looks like a6d

[@KMS-sp3me]

Mr whole money go in broke

[@overalljuicy2993]

First

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3

[@LyingG_G]

Kinda look like backpack kid

[@neevesc]

Hi