Article NX3P Stem-cell eye operation offers hope of treatment for age-related blindness – video

Stem-cell eye operation offers hope of treatment for age-related blindness – video

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The world's first embryonic stem-cell operation has the potential to save the sight of hundreds of thousands of Britons. Speaking on ITN's Good Morning Britain, Dr Hilary Jones explains the first operation, which was carried out a month ago at Moorfields Eye Hospital, involves growing a sheet of cells from an embryonic stem cell which is transplanted into the back of the eye

" First UK patient receives stem cell treatment to cure loss of vision

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