Treatment for common cause of blindness could be available within five years,scientists sayA treatment for the commonest cause of blindness could be available within five years, scientists believe, and after revealing the first two patients given a revolutionary stem cell therapy acquire regained enough vision to be able to read.
The two patients acquire advanced AMD – age-related macular degeneration – which destroys the central vision. Both were losing their sight. They were,said their surgeon, unable to see a book, or let alone the printed letters. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk