The contact lens that can help the blind see again


	The contact lens that can help the blind see again

cakebelly

5-29-2009 12:18 PM

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more: The stem cell-coated contacted lenses were then put into the patients' eyes for around three weeks.

During that time, the stem cells moved off the lenses and began to heal the damaged corneas, the journal Transplantation reports.

Using a person's own cells removes any need for donors and means the transplant will not be rejected.

Researcher Dr Nick Di Girolamo said: 'The procedure is totally simple and cheap.

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5-29-2009 5:39 PM

Richclips777

God clip and science! By-pass the the paranoiac stem cell objectionists.

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