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Scientists have used a new ground-breaking new stem cell technique to enable 12 children with congenital cataracts to see.
The treatment involved removing cataracts from the children’s eyes to allow the remaining stem cells to regrow functional lenses.
Congenital cataracts are a major cause of blindness in children, as they cause the lens to blur at birth or shortly after.
Developed by researchers in the US and China, the therapy was tested in animals as well as in a small trial involving 12 children under the age of two.
The scientists behind the study published in the journal ‘Nature’ found that the children experienced less complications and healed fasted than 25 children in a control group who received an existing treatment.
For the full story, visit Kashmira Gander over at independent.co.uk (click here)
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