A “sassier, more energetic” toddler from Oregon undergoes life-altering surgery to treat an uncommon eye disease.

A toddler whose droopy eyelids had troubled her since birth underwent life-altering surgery lately.

Two-year-old Lily Etherton was born with blepharophimosis ptosis epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES). She is from Salem, Oregon.

She was unable to fully open her eyes due to the ailment, news reported.


Etherton’s parents, Ashley and Erik Etherton, said that their daughter was prone to falling and running into objects as she matured and started to walk.

A US toddler undergoing life-altering surgery has facial growth.

“She continued to be injured. Ashley Etherton told news, “She’s always got bumps on her head and bruises on her legs.”

Stay-at-home mother Ashley Etherton claimed she frequently had to physically lift her daughter’s eyelids up so the youngster could see.