Recent discovery could save peoples' sight

There could be new hope for people facing vision loss due to conditions such as retinitis pigmentosa or wet age-related macular degeneration. Scientists from the University of Southampton have discovered that easily-gathered corneal cells may be able to take the place of degraded retinal cells, thus preventing or curing blindness. .. Continue Reading Recent discovery could save peoples' sight

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Blind, Eye, Sight, Stem Cells, University of Southampton

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