Source: NewScientist.com news service
Posted: 08 November 2006
Summary:
British researchers have restored sight in blind mice by transplanting precursor retinal cells into their damaged eyes. When transplanted into the eyes of blind mice, the retinal precursor cells differentiated into rod cells and grew to make the short neural connections required to restore sight. The new procedure could eventually lead to a cure for age-related macular degeneration or blindness due to diabetes.
Commentary: Hopefully this research will be successfully replicated in humans and eventually lead to effective treatment for blindness and eye diseases.
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