Infant's joy at seeing through glasses goes viral on social media

CINCINNATI, July 13 (UPI) -- An Ohio woman whose infant daughter's joyful reaction to getting new glasses went viral on Facebook said the girl's sight was affecting her crawling.

Jessica Sinclair of Cincinnati shared a video on Facebook of her daughter, Piper Verdusco, initially resisting the little pink glasses, but soon changing her opinion and smiling joyously while seeing clearly for the first time.

Sinclair said she and her partner, Andrew Verdusco, took Piper to a pediatrician a few weeks ago because they were concerned that she hadn't yet started to crawl.

"They thought she might have astigmatism," Sinclair told ABC News. "She didn't but she's extremely farsighted and so needed glasses."

Sinclair said laughter can be heard in the video, but she was actually in tears.

"You can hear Andrew laughing but what you can't see is I was choking back tears of joy that she could see the world the way it was meant to be," Sinclair said. "It was a fantastic moment to witness."

Sinclair said she hopes the video will help spread awareness about the importance of starting eye health at a young age.