Post by myocata on Mar 8, 2016 1:11:20 GMT
www.cnn.com/2016/03/07/health/using-stem-cells-to-cure-blindness/index.html
(CNN)It's the most common cause of blindness in the Western world and there is currently no cure.
At least not yet.
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) affects around 15 million people in the U.S. alone, and globally up to 30 million. For most victims, vitamins and pain relief are the best treatment available.
But Professor Pete Coffey of University College London is pioneering a new therapy that could stop the disease in its tracks, and restore vision to the blind, through the London Project to Cure Blindness.
(CNN)It's the most common cause of blindness in the Western world and there is currently no cure.
At least not yet.
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) affects around 15 million people in the U.S. alone, and globally up to 30 million. For most victims, vitamins and pain relief are the best treatment available.
But Professor Pete Coffey of University College London is pioneering a new therapy that could stop the disease in its tracks, and restore vision to the blind, through the London Project to Cure Blindness.
