The Day I Got My Sight Back (BBC 1)

Since 2002, Ian Tibbetts, a forty-two year old former forklift truck driver from Telford, has been slowly going blind. He has never seen the faces of his twin four-year old boys. Despite numerous treatments to save his eyesight, nothing has worked.

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Until now.

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Over several months, Walker George Films follows Ian as he undergoes a series of extraordinary and complex operations in a last attempt to restore his sight - with the help of one of his teeth.

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Only one hospital in the UK offers this type of surgery. The success rate is high, but it's not guaranteed. Will Ian ever see his wife again - and will he finally see his sons for the first time in his life?

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Reviews

 

Mesmerising  Sunday Times

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Astounding   Daily Telegraph

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Heartwarming stuff ... amazing  Sunday Mirror

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A moving film  Observer
 

Stirring stuff  Time Out

 

Touching   Daily Mail
 

Incredible   The Guardian

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Links

 

Visit the BBC programme page for the documentary.

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