Man blinded after attack to undergo stem cell treatment

A blind and paralysed Limerick man flies to China today hoping a revolutionary stem cell treatment can restore the life he had three years ago.

Man blinded after attack to undergo stem cell treatment

Brian Hogan, 35, suffered brain damage after an unprovoked attack in Nottingham when he was assaulted by a British national. During the incident, Brian, from Ballykeeffe, hit his head on a pavement and subsequently spent three months in a coma at Queen’s Hospital in the city.

After months of rehabilitation, he relearned how to talk, but has been left blind and must use a wheelchair.

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