Charles and Melissa had her on an experimental program to help replace her eye - one that was offered when she was still a cub. Over the course of years, with some attempts being painful, and the others just not working, the doctor in charge said he'd finally worked out all the problems, and finally offered the now teenage Melissa a chance to see out of her right eye.
It was a delicate surgery, using neutron microscopes and fine surgical tools to attach the various optic nerves. After nearly twenty-four hours, they finally took off the bandages, to discover - not only could Melissa see, the eye (which had been brown) turned, very obviously, red to match her other one.
That year, returning to high school, after spending an entire summer dealing with her newest villain (depth perception) she came to school with a brand new attitude. Now, she was playful, fun loving, and open to flirting with both guys and girls. Meanwhile, the doctor, is helping hundreds of people learn how to see once more.
