stem cells injected into retinas of two women with macular degeneration

[rinselberg]

"Embryonic stem cells improve vision for two women"

(CNN) -- Two women with untreatable eye diseases said they had dramatic improvements in their vision after injections of human embryonic stem cells, making it the first documented time these controversial cells have helped someone.

"This is a big step forward for regenerative medicine, said Dr. Steven Schwartz at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute. "It's nowhere near a treatment for vision loss, but it's a signal that embryonic stem-cell based strategies may work." . . .

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/23/health...ugh/index.html

[chip anderson]

Read the fine print: "They had improved vision." It goes on to say success better than expected. Not quite exactly saying "restored to normal."

Chip

[CuriousCat]

Listened to interviews with the recipients on the radio yesterday. They are thrilled with the outcomes.

[Wes]

Read the fine print: "They had improved vision." It goes on to say success better than expected. Not quite exactly saying "restored to normal."

Chip

Yes, but..

They are thrilled with the outcomes.

It seems that some central vision is better than none. Sometimes these newfangled ideas really are awesome.

[Wes]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc...e-6293706.html

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