It was the Fourth of July in 2020 when Nick Kharufeh’s life changed. Just 23 at the time, he was at a family party when an errant firework struck his left eye. It wasn’t painful, but he couldn’t see out of it. It was so dark outside that his dad couldn’t tell how bad the… Continue reading Using stem cells, doctors restore vision to people blinded in one eye
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Camp teaches Ukrainian soldiers blinded in combat to navigate the world again
“His eyes were still so swollen, with bandages over them, covered in cotton pads,” Abdulina said of seeing her husband at the hospital for the first time after their months of separation. “The main thing is that you’re alive,” she said she responded when he told her he would never see again. During the months… Continue reading Camp teaches Ukrainian soldiers blinded in combat to navigate the world again