Stem cell breakthrough restores sight to sufferers of corneal disease
A donor who once suffered from a blinding corneal ulcer sent me the following video link. Here’s the news article about it: Stem cell breakthrough restores sight to sufferers of corneal disease 27 May 2009 In a world-first breakthrough, medical researchers have used stem cells cultured on a simple contact lens to restore sight to […]
New eye test to detect Alzheimer’s
Researchers from the University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology have developed an apparently simple and inexpensive eye test that is able to detect neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, many years before symptoms appear. Led by Francesca Cordeiro and Stephen Moss, the research team discovered that brain cell death could be observed through patients’ eyes, […]