A new stem cell therapy has repaired blinding damage to the cornea in 93% of patients in an early clinical trial. However, severe injuries, such as those caused by chemical burns or infections, can ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Eye disease has been a part of DeAnna Moore’s life for as long as she can remember. She was diagnosed with limbal stem cell deficiency and underwent a life-changing ...

Nick Kharufeh said he never thought he would see out of his left eye again after suffering an injury several years ago. Now, he is advocating for the procedure that restored his vision. The accident ...

Transplanted autologous corneal stem cells successfully repaired corneal injuries in patients. Over 90% of patients achieved complete or partial success. The procedure proved safe with no serious ...

For patients with severe corneal injuries, blindness has often been seen as a life sentence. But a new eye stem cell transplant may change that. Scientists at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have ...

Scientists have successfully used human stem cells to patch a hole in a monkey’s retina, restoring the primate’s vision and marking a successful step forward in the quest to treat age-related vision ...

A new study on glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness, offers a fresh understanding of how the disease progresses and points the way toward new treatments. The study, published today in ...

"In vertebrate examples of life-long growth as fishes and amphibians – such stem cells supply the eye with fresh retinal neurons while the animal develops," explains senior author Florian Raible, ...