Skin-To-Eye Stem Cell Transplant Partially Restores Eyesight Of Woman With Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Japanese scientists successfully completed, for the first time, a skin-to-eye stem cell transplant to partially restore the vision of a 70-year-old woman with age-related macular degeneration. Researchers are now conducting further studies to include pluripotent stem cells in treatment of other degenerative diseases.