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 ...

Transplanted epithelial stem cells from a healthy eye repaired irreversible corneal injury and restored at least partial ...

Three individuals with profoundly impaired vision who got stem-cell transplants have seen significant improvements in their eyesight that have lasted for more than a year, marking a significant ...

Scientists have identified never-before-seen cells in the human eye that could potentially help reverse vision loss caused by common diseases, such as macular degeneration. The researchers discovered ...

Researchers from Japan have found that treatment with mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) increased regulatory T cells while decreasing inflammatory TH1 and TH17 cells, highlighting MSCs' potential as a ...

Of the 38 patients with age-related macular degeneration, 80% were able to read again after having the eye implant and using ...

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 ...

On Friday, an unnamed patient at Atlanta's Shepherd Center became the first person to be injected with embryonic stem cells in a federally approved clinical trial. Between eight and 10 patients will ...

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 ...