I swallowed.
"Dr. Harris told me."
Dad nodded.
"Your left eye had suffered severe trauma. The right showed signs of injury, but the team believed there might still be useful vision to preserve."
My throat tightened.
"So I might not have been completely blind?"
"Possibly. We can't know exactly what the outcome would have been without the later events."
I stared at him.
"Then what happened?"
He looked down.
"The hospital was participating in an experimental research program."
I frowned.
"What program?"
"The Lumen Project."
The name meant nothing to me.
Dad continued.
"It was supposed to investigate ways of repairing damaged visual tissue. The research was early, and the treatment was not established as safe or effective."
I felt sick.
"And they used it on me?"
He nodded.
"An unauthorized intervention was performed after you arrived. The records show that a substance intended for experimental use was introduced during a procedure involving both eyes."
