Originally Posted By ecdc <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6122757.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=2015164" target="_blank">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/t...=2015164</a> From the article: >>British scientists have developed the world’s first stem cell therapy to cure the most common cause of blindness. Surgeons predict it will become a routine, one-hour procedure that will be generally available in six or seven years’ time. The treatment involves replacing a layer of degenerated cells with new ones created from embryonic stem cells. It was pioneered by scientists and surgeons from the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London and Moorfields eye hospital.<< Imagine - blindness cured with a simple outpatient surgery. Here's hoping...
Originally Posted By Mr X This is something I'm sure Passholder will be interested in learning more about (I believe he has talked about having a relative who is blind, or was that someone else?). Well, whoever mentioned that person, here's hoping this can help! Am I to understand that if this is for real, that argument about embryonic cells being "unproven" and "unlikely to yield results" will be debunked?
Originally Posted By DAR Well Ferris Bueller said if he would have died he would have donated his eyes to Stevie Wonder.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder It's my brother who went blind five years ago. He didn't go blind due to macular degeneration, but rather his problemis the degneration of his optic nerve, the conduit if you will that connects his eye to his brain, His eyes are fine, it's just that what they see can't be sent to his brain effectively. Regenerating nerves is much different than regenerating material in the eye. Nonetheless, it is incredibly encouraging news.
Originally Posted By beamerdog great post on #3 This is fabulous news. I'm selfishly hoping that curing retinopathy is a hop skip and a jump away.
Originally Posted By hopemax Dh's grandfather has macular degeneration, so this is VERY good news. It won't probably help him, but I have worried about what DH might inherit. His eyesight is already bad, and he has had to see a specialist once.
