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Retinal cell transplant clears experimental hurdle toward treating blindness.

Human retinal cells have survived when transplanted into the eyes of monkeys to restore function and repair a part of the eye implicated in macular degeneration. This exciting development is a step towards a cure for a type of blindness that affects over 200 million people worldwide. Blindness or vision loss is a condition with a horde of causes where the affected are unable to … Continue reading Retinal cell transplant clears experimental hurdle toward treating blindness.