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Optic nerve in mice using stem cell therapy and drugs, human trials would be next. so in march 2008, almost three years to the day after his son was arrested, sutton and his girlfriend kathy were on the cold, rain swept streets of boston on the way to an appointment at the clinic. >> okay. there is a chin rest in front of you. a doctor evaluated, sutton's one intact eye and discovered though the nerve was destroyed, the rest of the eye, theoretically at least could work. >> my son is in jail, charged with first degree murder. >> reporter: they listened to the awful story of the way john lost h...

Affiliated research institute in boston where a renowned researcher had regenerated the optic nerve in mice using stem cell therapy and drugs, human trials would be next. so in march 2008, almost three years to the day after his son was arrested, sutton and his girlfriend kathy were on the cold, rain swept streets of boston on the way to an appointment at the clinic. >> okay. there is a chin rest in front of you. a doctor evaluated, sutton's one intact eye and discovered though the nerve was destroyed, the rest of the eye, theoretically at least could work. >> my son is in jail, charged with f...

A doctor evaluated, sutton's one intact eye and discovered though the nerve was destroyed, the rest of the eye, theoretically at least could work. >> my son is in jail, charged with first degree murder. >> reporter: they listened to the awful story of the way john lost his eyesight. they explained to him the amazing things they were doing here like growing corneas in a petri dish and working on optic nerve regeneration. john took it all in, amazed. and for the first time, since the shooting, he felt a surge of positive excitement. and a little germ of hope lodged itself in his stubborn mind. >...

>> my son is in jail, charged with first degree murder. >> reporter: they listened to the awful story of the way john lost his eyesight. they explained to him the amazing things they were doing here like growing corneas in a petri dish and working on optic nerve regeneration. john took it all in, amazed. and for the first time, since the shooting, he felt a surge of positive excitement. and a little germ of hope lodged itself in his stubborn mind. >> reporter: you were thinking, maybe they can do it for you. >> i said i am in the right spot. >> reporter: he talked to the leading researcher wor...

>> my son is in jail, charged with first degree murder. >> reporter: they listened to the awful story of the way john lost his eyesight. they explained to him the amazing things they were doing here like growing corneas in a petri dish and working on optic nerve regeneration. john took it all in, amazed. and for the first time, since the shooting, he felt a surge of positive excitement. and a little germ of hope lodged itself in his stubborn mind. >> reporter: you were thinking, maybe they can do it for you. >> i said i am in the right spot. >> reporter: he talked to the leading researcher wor...