An Iraqi girl who was left blind, burnt and disfigured by a terrorist attack has begun treatment in Britain that may restore some of her sight.Three-year-old Shams Kareem was badly injured by an al Qaeda car bomb in Baghdad in 2006. Her mother, who was cradling her at the time, was killed.After hearing about her injuries, doctors at two top London hospitals offered to waive their normal fees.This week she began specialised treatment that is unavailable in Iraq.During a two-hour operation at Moorfields Hospital surgeons reconstructed her eyelids, which had been sealed shut by scar tissue.Her left eye was destroyed by the blast. And scans have revealed she has shrapnel in her right eye. But hope remains that it is healthy enough for a cornea transplant which could restore some sight.
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