For patients with severe corneal injuries, blindness has often been seen as a life sentence. But a new eye stem cell transplant may change that. Scientists at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have ...

CALEC could become one of the first major examples of stem cell therapy's potential to repair once-unfixable injuries.

A new stem cell therapy has repaired blinding damage to the cornea in 93% of patients in an early clinical trial. The cornea ...

Transplanted autologous corneal stem cells successfully repaired corneal injuries in patients. Over 90% of patients achieved complete or partial success. The procedure proved safe with no serious ...

Scientists have identified never-before-seen cells in the human eye that could potentially help reverse vision loss caused by common diseases, such as macular degeneration. The researchers discovered ...

Nick Kharufeh said he never thought he would see out of his left eye again after suffering an injury several years ago. Now, he is advocating for the procedure that restored his vision. The accident ...

Ophthalmologist and corneal stem cell researcher Ula Jurkunas, MD, discussed a new stem cell transplant procedure for the eyes during a recent radio program, according to a news release. Dr. Jurkunas ...

A California dad with leukemia says his 10-year-old son is his hero after the boy donated stem cells to his father.

On Friday, an unnamed patient at Atlanta's Shepherd Center became the first person to be injected with embryonic stem cells in a federally approved clinical trial. Between eight and 10 patients will ...

Transplanted epithelial stem cells from a healthy eye repaired irreversible corneal injury and restored at least partial ...

Stephen, 10, is being called a hero after he donated stem cells to his father, Dr. Nick Mondek, who needed a stem cell ...