Kayla Marino, daughter of Scott & Brandi Marino was diagnosed at 2 days old with Bilateral Micropthalmia. This means she was born with small eyes, and basically her eyes began to develop, then stopped. There are currently no transplants that will allow her to see. She is fitted with "conformers " which are plastic shells that go into the eye socket. This allows for normal growth and development of facial features. New conformers are changed periodically in Kayla's eyes as she grows. Eventually she will receive a painted shell that will look like a normal size eye. 

To learn more about Kayla's condition you can visit on the web  www.anopthalmia.org/index.shtml

The prosthetic eye conformers, therapies and genetic testing is not covered by insurance. Many trips to the University of Michigan for specialty office visits and procedures place an added financial burden on the family.