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Katie Puper’s Sight Restored By Stem Cell Surgery

February 6, 2012

A woman left partially blind in one eye after an acid attack has had her sight restored following stem-cell surgery.

Doctors at the Queen Victoria Hospital in West Sussex took tissue from an anonymous donor, grew it and then stitched it into Katie Piper’s damaged eye.

She told Victoria Derbyshire that the operation has been successful.

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  1. Joseph's avatar
    Joseph permalink
    February 17, 2012 10:39 am

    I have a friend thats blind , Mas-degeneration can stem cell restore his sight ,?

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