Stem cells from one eye show promise in healing injuries in the other
Phil Durst works on his computer in Homewood, Ala., on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. Durst underwent an experimental procedure that aims to treat severe injuries in one eye with stem cells from the other. “I went from completely blind with debilitating headaches and pondering if I could go another day — like really thinking I can’t do this anymore" to seeing well enough to drive and emerging from dark places literally and figuratively, he says. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
By LAURA UNGAR
AP Science Writer
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.”...