Transplanted Tissue Improves Vision: Study Shows Enhanced Visual Acuity
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 01:14
in Health & Medicine
A clinical study is the first to show that advanced stages of incurable retinal diseases can be stopped and improved by a cell replacement technique. The researchers transplanted intact "sheets" of fetal retinal cells that develop into light-sensitive nerve cells, along with a supporting layer of tissue, into damaged human eyes.