Stem cells from one eye show promise in healing injuries in the other
This photo provided by Mass Eye and Ear Phil Durst sits with the surgical team after the first transplant procedure in Boston in April 2018. The experimental procedure aims to treat severe injuries in one eye with stem cells from the other.
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Phil Durst recalled clawing at his face after a chemical from a commercial dishwashing machine squirted into his eyes, causing "the most indescribable pain I've ever felt — ever, ever, ever."
His left eye bore the brunt of the 2017 work accident, which stole his vision, left him unable to tolerate light and triggered four to five cluster headaches a day...
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