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Polish eye surgeon restores Ukrainian judo champ’s eyesight in ‘miracle Xmas op’

Serhij Sydorenko (L), a 55-year-old athlete who won bronze in Judo at the Paralympics in Beijing, had been cared for by his wife Tamara for 30 years after an accident left both of his eyes badly burned. śląski uniwersytet medyczny/Facebook

Serhij Sydorenko, a 55-year-old athlete who won bronze in Judo at the Paralympics in Beijing, had been cared for by his wife Tamara for 30 years after an accident left both of his eyes badly burned.

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Lublin doctor who saved Ukrainian family’s eyesight after they were blinded by Russian bombing said the surgery was ‘a little’ miracle

After a grueling 1,350km journey to reach Lublin, Olena Pictured) and her sons were taken to the city’s Medical University where they were treated by Professor Robert Rejdak (pictured).

Let’s hear it for the boys! Wrocław scientists invent ‘bespoke’ revolutionary eye laser

The new laser - the so-called ‘optical frequency comb’ -  which allows for safe and non-invasive assessment of an eye’s condition, opens up new therapeutic possibilities for retinal degenerative diseases such as age-related macular degeneration.

Wrocław technology scans your EYES to make contactless payments

The ‘eye-catching’ payment method from fintech firm PayEye uses a digitally scanned image of the iris which is then converted into a special code to authorize the payment.

Didn’t see it coming: blind man sees again after being run over

The return of the man’s sight after 20 years has left doctors mystified.

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Family finds long-lost 19th century masterpiece hanging on their wall

Last seen in public in 1890, the painting by Józef Chełmoński titled Summer Evening had been missing for 133 years, leaving art historians, museum curators, and private collectors believing it had been lost forever.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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