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Jul 26, 2026

Woman Regains Sight After World's First Eye-to-Eye Auto-Transplant in Turin

A 67-year-old woman named Elena recovered her vision after five years of blindness following a groundbreaking surgical procedure at Turin's Molinette Hospital. The operation, led by Professor Michele Reibaldi, involved transplanting the anterior segment and central retina (macula) from one of her eyes to the other—a medical first.

Jul 26, 2026·8 sources
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  • ▪Elena's service dog, a canine companion named Joe trained to assist blind individuals, accompanied her to the hospital ward.
  • ▪Elena's right eye had suffered severe trauma to the retina and cornea during the accident, compounding pre-existing damage from maculopathy.
  • ▪The management of the Molinette hospital authorized the service dog Joe to stay with Elena in her room for the entire duration of her hospitalization.

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