National Eye Institute Awards Cedars-Sinai $3 Million to Develop Gene, Stem Cell Therapies for Corneal Disease

Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

Cedars-Sinai stem cell researchers investigating ways to prevent eye problems in diabetic patients have been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Eye Institute to develop gene therapy in corneal stem cells to alleviate damage to corneas that can cause vision loss.

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