
After more than 2,600 hours wearing an eye patch, a little girl is finally able to see again - and her mom was there to capture the emotional moment she took the bandage off for the last time.

Aliyah Arambul, five, injured her left eye in 2017 when she was playing with an exercise band she had found lying around.

For the past two years, the Washington-native has had a 'long journey' of surgeries, eye drops, doctor visits and wearing an eye patch - until a recent operation restored her vision.

Overcoming adversity: Aliyah Arambul, pictured, almost lost her sight during an accident in 2017, but thanks to several surgeries she has regained vision in her left eye; something she and her mom wanted to celebrate with a photo shoot

The big reveal! The five-year-old can be seen peeling off her eye patch in the shoot, while posing in a Wonder Woman outfit

As she is a photographer by trade, Aliyah's mom Jessie was inspired to capture the moment that her little girl took off her eye patch for the final time.

'Big announcement! After 2646 hours of patching, [three] surgeries, and too many drops to count, our girl is finally done,' Jessie wrote on Facebook.

'Follow up visits to happen, but vision in her injured eye is 20/25 and holding steady for a year now!'

Jessie emotionally thanked Aliyah's doctor for her 'amazing care' as she shared the images.

'Pictures are from yesterday and her literal last time of taking off her patch,' she added.

Speaking to Good Morning America, Jessie said, 'I asked [Aliyah] who she wanted to be and she said, 'a superhero!''

'I got emotional because it's been a long journey. That was the last time she took off her patch.'

Smiling: The adorable youngster is seen smiling as she peels back the eye patch from her left eye, something she has had to wear for over two years since the accident

Superhero: Mom Jessie said Aliyah, pictured, has never looked so happy as she did on the day of the photo shoot

In 2017, when Aliyah was injured with the band that she found outside, she was rushed to hospital by her concerned parents.

As her iris had filled with blood, the doctor sent her to Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland, Oregon, and she was then transferred the child to the Casey Eye Institute.

She was left unable to see out of her left eye and underwent multiple surgeries to correct the damage.

'It was hard not to lose hope,' Jessie said of the turbulent time.

'Every time she had an extra step of another line of vision on that chart, it was such a relief.'

For more than two years, the youth wore a patch to help her brain re-communicate with her eye, and soon her sight began to improve.

To celebrate the momentous moment that her sight had returned and that she no longer had to wear the patch, the mom and daughter staged a Wonder Woman-themed photo shoot.

'She had the biggest smile on her face when she was done,' Jessie said.

Costume: In the images, which were praised online, Aliyah wears a pink, blue and gold Wonder Woman-inspired outfit

Stars: The custom-created costume featured gold stars and a personalized print on the back

In the pictures, Aliyah wears a custom-created cape made for her by a local business, Labor of Love Custom designs by Mela.

The sparkling royal blue cape is printed with '2646 hours' - referring to the amount of time she had to wear the protective eye patch.

The powerful and emotive photo shoot was praised by Facebook users.

'What an amazingly brave and beautiful sweetheart of a kid. God bless her forever and ever,' a commentor said.

Another wrote, 'Ahhh this is amazing! I'm so happy for you! What a strong beautiful girl!'

A user also shared with Jessie that she is experiencing the same journey with her own five-year-old who injured her eye, adding that the photo series had given her hope.

Glasses: Aliyah will continue to wear her reading glasses, which she wore for the photo shoot along with her cute little crown