Study finds eye injury previously thought irreversible was cured in human trials
The study was led by Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers and surgeons. The researchers reported ...
‘Irreversible’ eye damage fixed by stem cells in human trial
Researchers successfully pulled off the first eye stem cell transplants to help heal cornea damage, and the results speak for ...
Eye injury previously thought irreversible cured in human trials
A type of eye injury that caused blindness and was previously believed to be irreversible was cured in human trials using ...
Patient undergoes 'pioneering' cornea transplant
A Brighton man has become the first patient at Sussex Eye Hospital to undergo a "pioneering" artificial cornea transplant.
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Stem Cell Therapy Repairs Cornea Damage Thought Irreversible
The cornea is the clear, outermost layer of the eye. Its outer border, the limbus, contains a large volume of healthy stem ...
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Stem cell-based CALEC therapy achieves 90% corneal surface restoration in clinical trial
The study evaluated 14 patients that were treated with cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells (CALEC) and followed ...
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Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society gifts sight to the world
Founded by the late Dr. Hudson Silva, the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society (SLEDS) which is nearing 65 years is the first of its kind in the world to provide corneas completely free of charge to locals ...
Toddler may lose his eye after being kissed by someone with herpes virus
Michelle Saaiman’s two-year-old Juwan lost his sight when a herpes cold sore started growing in his eye seven months ago.