Vision improves modestly in patients after human embryonic stem cells transplants
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 05:30
in Health & Medicine
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute and colleagues who successfully transplanted specialized retinal cells derived from human embryonic stem cells into the eyes of two legally blind patients report that the transplants appear safe and that both patients have experienced modest improvement in their vision.