Source: BBC News
Posted: 5 June 2007, 11:45 GMT 12:45 UK
Summary:
BBC News reports on new research using embryonic stem cells to treat macular degeneration, which may have also application for treating other eye diseases:
"UK scientists are attempting to restore vision in people with a leading cause of blindness using stem cells. The team has already repaired the vision of a handful of patients with age-related macular degeneration using cells from the patients' own eyes. With the help of a £4m donation, they are now planning to carry out the same operation using retinal cells grown from stem cells in the lab. It is hoped the first patients would be treated within five years."
