Man gets sight back after stem-cell treatment

A have-a-go hero who was blinded in one eye in a chemical attack 15 years ago has got his sight back after undergoing pioneering stem cell treatment.

Man gets sight back after stem-cell treatment

A have-a-go hero who was blinded in one eye in a chemical attack 15 years ago has got his sight back after undergoing pioneering stem cell treatment.

Russell Turnbull is one of eight patients with impaired vision who have been treated successfully with their own stem cells, in a technique developed by scientists and eye surgeons at the North East England Stem Cell Institute.

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