Siberian Man with Plant Growing in His Eye

TREE SPROUTS in Russian man’s eye after seed lodges for four months

Maxim Sleptsov, 42, from Yakutia, sought help for eye pain, migraines and high intraocular pressure

The seed was removed — his eye is no longer at risk https://t.co/sug6wUY7c0

— RT (@RT_com) October 29, 2026