Blind to be cured with stem cells

Times On Line ^ | 04/19/2009 | ak267

[ak267]

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.

[ak267]

I just don't see current fertility banks with enough material for the job. They'll have to mass produce via cloning....scarry.

[impimp]

Let them remain blind.

[NewCenturions]

“embryonic stem cells” = “BABY PARTS”. Are they not researching adult stem cells to cure blindness?

[1st Freedom 2A]

I have AMD, but will not consider embyronic stem cells to cure it. I’ll go blind and learn Braille>

[arkady_renko]

Baby, you ain’t seen nothing. Yet. And never will.

[count-your-change]

The cheering should be toned down. Approval for trials hasn't even been given yet and many “promising” therapies have failed when actually tried on humans.

No one know when or even if a patient will ever receive treatment or the outcome and won't for several years yet.