Eye-gouged boy leaves hospital with new looks

Maimed boy ready to go home

Guo Bin was all smiles and said he had no fear of returning to his hometown, where his eyes had been gouged out in August.

The tragedy that struck the 6-year-old boy shocked the nation, and what the boy will face is sheer darkness — he is aware that he will never be able to see.

Guo was discharged on Thursday from the Shenzhen hospital where he received implant surgery that fitted him with cosmetic eyes. Full story