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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A type of eye injury that caused blindness and was previously believed to be irreversible was cured in human trials using stem cells. The cornea is the the outer layer of the eye, ...

An electronic eye implant has restored vision in people with blindness caused by age-related macular degeneration.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Biotechnology company Advanced Cell Technology Inc. plans to publish in the first half of this year data from trials in animals of its stem cell-based therapies for macular ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team has now investigated the developmental pathways ...

The earliest days after fertilization, once a sperm cell meets an egg, are shrouded in scientific mystery. The process of how a humble single cell becomes an organism fascinates scientists across ...