Eye Treatment

Eye lens from patients’ own stem cells, restoring vision

Eye lens from patients’ own stem cells, restoring vision

John Doe 12/09/2016 0
 Lens regeneration in monkeys after minimally invasive surgery. Slit-lamp microscopy showed regenerating lens tissue grew from the peripheral to the central lens in a circular symmetrical pattern 2–3 months after surgery, reaching the center at 5 months post-surgery; direct illumination showed that the visual axis remained translucent. (credit: Haotian Lin et al./Nature) Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute, with colleagues in China, have developed an eye lens restoration treatment that has been tested in monkeys and in a small ...
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Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment

John Doe 06/06/2016 0
Diabetic Retinopathy TreatmentThe retina is the layer of the eye that is directly in the back of the eye. The retina sends the images that are seen to the brain. As we review in our previous post Diabetic Retinopathy is a disease of the retina. Many people who have diabetes will eventually get Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetic Retinopathy can cause vision failure and lead to blindness. It usually gets worse over time. It affects the blood vessels in the eye causing them to weaken, which can lead to blood and liquids leaking into the retina. This is the common type of Diabetic Retinopathy. D...
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