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How 1 Patient’s Healthy Eye Is Being Used to Cure His Blind Eye

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18.03.2026

How 1 Patient’s Healthy Eye Is Being Used to Cure His Blind Eye

After a freak accident left him blind and in agony, Phil Durst thought hope was lost. Then, a world-first stem cell trial changed everything.

BY VICTORIA SALVES, EDITORIAL FELLOW

Last March, a clinical trial led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School showed promising results after restoring the corneal surfaces in 14 patients.

One year after the clinical trial results were first........

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