Here’s a deeper look at how stem cells
can restore vision, and why it’s taking a while to be used in
humans.
Video source:http://www.ffb.ca/patient_resources/factsheets/stem_cells.html
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Showing posts with label medical. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Stem Cell Therapy Restores Sight in Mice - New Hope for Humans?
Yesterday, we shared the good news of a
woman regaining sight after a pea-sized telescope was surgically inserted into
her eye. Stem cell researchers may have discovered another cure when they successfully
restored sight in mice after injecting them with immature retinal stem cells.
Certainly another ray of hope!
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Monday, March 17, 2014
Restore Sight with a Telescope Smaller than a Pea!
An 87-year old woman from Britain had
her sight restored recently through the use of a telescope that’s smaller than
a pea. Joan Gill had suffered from end-stage macular degeneration (AMD) - an
eye condition affecting more than 2 million Americans aged 50 and older. This
advancement in medical technology will bring hope to the millions who live with
the inconveniences of partial sight, if only it didn’t come with such a huge
price tag.
Read article here
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