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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Main Authors: Singh, MS, MacLaren, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011