Regenerative medicine: An eye to treating blindness

Nature. 2010 Jul 29;466(7306):567-8. doi: 10.1038/466567a.

Abstract

Work on stem cells is one of the hottest research areas in biology. But are such studies of any therapeutic value? Fortunately, yes, as is evident from successes in treating blindness.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Blindness / pathology*
  • Blindness / surgery*
  • Burns / pathology
  • Burns / surgery
  • Corneal Transplantation
  • Epithelium, Corneal / cytology*
  • Epithelium, Corneal / pathology
  • Humans
  • Limbus Corneae / cytology*
  • Limbus Corneae / pathology
  • Regeneration
  • Regenerative Medicine / methods*
  • Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Stem Cells / cytology*