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World Service,06 Aug 1996,13 mins

Bringing Sight To The Blind

Health Matters

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Restoring someone's sight after blindness has occurred. A look at how advances in medical science have improved the vision for an older woman, via a corneal transplant. A young boy who was pronounced blind from birth had his sight restored thanks to the determination of his parents.

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