Source: BBC NEWS
Posted: 8 November 2006, 16:48 GMT
Summary:
Cell transplants have successfully restored vision to mice which had lost their sight, leading to hopes people could benefit in the same way. UK scientists treated animals which had eye damage similar to that seen in many human eye diseases. They were able to help them see again by transplanting immature retinal stem cells into their eyes. UK experts are heralding the study, published in the magazine Nature, saying it was "stunning" research. If the results can be translated into a treatment for human eye disease, it could help the millions of people with conditions ranging from age-related macular degeneration to diabetes.
Commentary: It will important for this study to be successfullyreplicated many times in a diverse patient population, and for patients to be closely monitored over an extended period of time in order to determine the effectiveness of this potential new treatment.
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