Stem cells as a therapeutic tool for the blind: biology and future prospects.
Retinal degeneration due to genetic, diabetic and age-related disease is the most common cause of blindness in the developed world. Blindness occurs through the loss of the light-sensing photoreceptors; to restore vision, it would be necessary to introduce alternative photosensitive components into...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2011
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