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'World seems brighter', says patient in UAE corneal transplant first
The world has become a brighter place for a 74-year-old Jordanian man who underwent the UAE's first corneal transplant using locally-sourced tissue. Similar procedures have been performed previously in the UAE , but using imported donor tissue from outside the country. Donor tissue was provided by Abu Dhabi Biobank, with surgical expertise from the Bascom Pa