Lord, That I Might Receive My Sight
A man who was partially blinded when ammonia was squirted in his eye during an attack 15 years ago has regained his sight after receiving a pioneering stem cell treatment.…
Turnbull’s healthy eye and grown on a layer of amniotic tissue, which is routinely used as a burn dressing. The NHS banks amniotic sacs donated by women who have had a Caesarean section.
When the cells had covered the membrane, a piece the size of a postage stamp was transplanted onto Turnbull’s damaged eye. Two months later the membrane had broken down, leaving his damaged eye with a fresh supply of healthy stem cells, which repaired the cornea.
Eye tests six months after surgery showed that Turnbull’s vision was nearly as good as it had been before the attack.
Stem cell treatment restores sight to partially blind man | Science | guardian.co.uk
December 23rd, 2009 at 10:47 am
Modern medicine can sometimes make miracles. If only all the countries have more money to give patients stable conditions of threating most violent diseases our world would be much better now. But in reality we live there is nothing to do but to wait for better future.