Able to see clearly for the first time in her life, 14-year-old Bonilyne Chambers doesn't mind the bandage temporarily replaced over her right eye. Sh(...)

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Able to see clearly for the first time in her life, 14-year-old Bonilyne Chambers doesn't mind the bandage temporarily replaced over her right eye. Sh(...)

Date9/10/1974

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Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Able to see clearly for the first time in her life, 14-year-old Bonilyne Chambers doesn't mind the bandage temporarily replaced over her right eye. She was brought to Sunnybrook Medical Centre from Antigua for a transplant to replace the cornea, scarred by disease when she was very young.

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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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