Breakthrough stem cell therapy repairs cornea damage once deemed untreatable

New Stem Cell Therapy Could Repair ‘Irreversible’ Eye Damage, Vision Loss

A team has been working on an experimental stem cell therapy that can repair severely damaged corneas and help improve eyesight.

Breakthrough stem cell therapy repairs cornea damage once deemed untreatable

Sight-robbing injuries to the cornea can be repaired using a groundbreaking experimental stem cell treatment, a new study shows. The cornea -- the clear outermost layer of the eye -- can become irreversibly damaged if i

Stem Cell Therapy Repairs Irreversible Cornea Damage

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Novel stem cell therapy repairs 'irreversible' corneal damage in clinical trial

Results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial of a novel stem cell treatment for cornea injuries found 14 patients treated and tracked for 18 months had a more than 90% success rate at restoring the cornea's surface and improvements in vision. The procedure, called CALEC (cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells) involves taking stem cells from a healthy eye, expanding it into a graft over several weeks, then transplanting it into a patient's dam…

New Stem Cell Therapy Could Repair 'Irreversible' and Blinding Eye Damage

An ophthalmologist checking a patient’s eye. Credit: NASA / Public Domain A groundbreaking stem cell treatment for blindness has successfully restored vision in patients with severe eye and cornea damage, offering hope to those who have lost their sight due to burns, infections, or disease. Researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear reported in a recent trial that 93% of patients who received the stem cell treatment regained vision. The treatment …