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Mostly Blind Montreal Man, 68, Sees For the First Time

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31 Jul 2013 33 views
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Mostly Blind Montreal Man, 68, Sees For the First Time
After an accident, Pierre Paul Thomas, 68, who spent most of his life seeing only vague shadows, was treated at the Montreal General Hospital, where, during a consultation with a reconstructive plastic surgeon, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime.

Pierre Paul Thomas, 68, spent most of his life seeing only vague shadows, until an accident left him needing surgery on his face.

His injuries were treated at the Montreal General Hospital, where, during a consultation with a reconstructive plastic surgeon, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime.

The man called it a "miracle".

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