Stem cell therapy makes cloudy corneas clear, according to Pitt researchers

Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 19:28 in Health & Medicine

Stem cells collected from human corneas restore transparency and don't trigger a rejection response when injected into eyes that are scarred and hazy, according to experiments conducted in mice by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Their study will be published in the journal Stem Cells and appears online today.

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