The NMH Foundation & Fighting Blindness

Three years ago, every pregnant parent’s worst nightmare happened.  Aisling went into labour with her twins at only 25 weeks. Kailum and Blake were born in a critical condition. Tragically Kailum passed away, and Blake was given very little chance of survival.

Over the next few weeks, as Blake struggled to survive the Doctors knew that Blake was at a high risk of a dangerous condition called Retinopathy (ROP), which can lead to permanent sight loss.  They kept a constant eye on him, scanning him for signs.

Unfortunately, news came that Blake had stage III retinopathy (ROP), which meant he had to have surgery to try and save his sight.

At the time, the neonatal unit at The National Maternity Hospital required new RetCam equipment, so that they could continue to effectively scan premature babies at risk of blindness, thus saving their sight.

Fighting Blindness and The NMH Foundation teamed up with actor James Nesbitt to raise these much needed funds for this equipment for the neonatal unit at The National Maternity Hospital in Holles St.

We are delighted to say that thanks to this amazing campaign, The NMH Foundation together with Fighting Blindness were able to purchase the necessary equipment. The Retcam was launched on World Prematurity Day 2019!

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who supported this vital campaign!