We don’t expect newborns to have cataracts, but looking for warning signs can save a child’s sight

Hunter was just three weeks old when he had his first surgery. The second was three weeks later.

Hunter was born blind, with two dense cataracts blocking his vision.

It was a distressing time for his mum Emma Cummings.

“The not knowing those first five days was horrific,” she said.

Cataracts, a cloudiness of the eye lens, can blur vision and can cause blindness.

“Until he had his surgeries, he was…