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Her sight restored, by a cornea transplant operation, 18-year-old Fanny Patina, from Ecuador, smiles happily as she describes the wonderful world she (...)
Her sight restored, by a cornea transplant operation, 18-year-old Fanny Patina, from Ecuador, smiles happily as she describes the wonderful world she (...)

Her sight restored, by a cornea transplant operation, 18-year-old Fanny Patina, from Ecuador, smiles happily as she describes the wonderful world she (...)

Date10/18/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Her sight restored, by a cornea transplant operation, 18-year-old Fanny Patina, from Ecuador, smiles happily as she describes the wonderful world she can see now through her dark glasses at St. John's Convalescent Home.
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