Source: BBC NEWS
Posted: March 15, 2007 15:03:33 GMT
Summary:
People suffering from a rare genetic eye disorder called aniridia, in which they are born with no iris,. which resulting in loss of vision, are being treated with stem cell therapy by specialists. Doctors reported four patients had so far reported an improvement in their condition following treatment. Stem cells from the patients, dead donors or living relatives are grown in a lab and transplanted onto the cornea.
