martedì 20 marzo 2018

NEW STEM CELLS TREATEMENT REVERSES BLINDNESS IN 2 PATIENTS

Live Science - Two people who were going blind can now see the world in much greater detail than before thanks to an experimental stem cell treatment for age-related macular degeneration, according to a new study.
One patient in the study, Douglas Waters, had severe macular degeneration and couldn't see out of his right eye. But after the treatment, "I can now read the newspaper," the 86-year-old  told the BBC. Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of vision loss in people ages 50 and older. The condition causes damage to a part ...>>>

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