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A father has had his sight restored after 25 years following pioneering stem cell treatment on the NHS.

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"It’s a massive bonus to be able to see out of both eyes, to see my children out of my right eye, I’d never seen them out of that eye before." Stem cells are basic cells that can become almost any type of cell in the body. They provide new cells for the body as it grows, and replace specialised ones that are damaged or lost.

They then waited about a year for the tissue in the right eye to settle down before inserting a cornea – which plays a key role in vision and focuses light – from a deceased donor.

 

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