Before Sam Clanton was born, his parents painstakingly painted and decorated his room, filling it with images of Winnie the Pooh that were sure to put a smile on their new baby's face.

Sadly, Sam was born with Peter's Anomaly, a rare congenital disease that has left him virtually blind. For the first few months of his life he wasn't able to see the beautiful nursery his parents had created for him – or even recognize their faces.

But thanks to Dr. James Aquavella of the University of Rochester Eye Institute, that's all about to change. Dr. Aquavella is one of the only doctors in the world whose work is dedicated to providing corneal implants to children. Parents have brought their blind or sight-impaired children from as far as France and Italy to take advantage of this miraculous procedure.

After the corneal implants, "all of a sudden, these kids can see. Even if they can't see much, they walk around and it's an enormous impact. I don't have words to describe it," Dr. Aquavella told WHEX-10 in Rochester.

On Monday, Dr. Aquavella will operate on baby Sam, allowing him to see for the first time in his young life. His parents can't wait.

"To actually have him point and say ‘dada,' that would be wonderful," said Sam's father, Jon Clanton.