Three women with eye disease blinded by unproven stem cell treatment

Florida case an example of growing 'wanton misapplication of cellular therapy', says dean of Harvard Medical School

Three women were left nearly or totally blind by a vision treatment at a stem cell clinic, in what doctors called a dramatic illustration of how risky such clinics can be.

"These women had fairly functional vision prior to the procedure ... and were blinded by the next day," said ophthalmologist Dr Thomas Albini of the University of Miami, whose team examined the women after their treatment at a clinic in Florida.