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Stem Cells Curing Burn-Induced Blindness

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-can-see-clearly-now dept.

mcgrew writes "The AP (via Yahoo) is reporting that Italian researchers can now cure blindness caused by chemical burns using the patient's own stem cells. 'The treatment worked completely in 82 of 107 eyes and partially in 14 others, with benefits lasting up to a decade so far. One man whose eyes were severely damaged more than 60 years ago now has near-normal vision.' Previously, this kind of injury needed either a corneal transplant or stem cells from someone else, both of which are plagued by problems with tissue rejection. Unfortunately, this only works for damaged corneas — so far."

7 of 54 comments (clear)

  1. Too late! by jwriney · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just think - if this had existed a few years ago, they wouldn't have needed to make that godawful Daredevil movie.

    --riney

    1. Re:Too late! by Abstrackt · · Score: 3, Funny

      Just think - if this had existed a few years ago, they wouldn't have needed to make that godawful Daredevil movie.

      --riney

      I see what you did there.

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      They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. - Terry Pratchett
  2. Sweet by Dyinobal · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll be the first to say thats pretty freakin awesome. PS don't go to Taiwan and get stem cells injected into your eyes.

  3. I Hear Stem Cells Are Controversial by MrTripps · · Score: 5, Funny

    “These are adult stem cells harvested from perfectly healthy adults. Whom I killed for their stem cells!” - Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth

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    "I'm not a quack, I'm a mad scientist! There's a difference." - Dr. Cockroach
  4. Re:Stem cell extraction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Could anyone elucidate me in the procedure for stem cell extraction? Where do they get those kind of cells on an adult human?

    I think you mean "Could anyone elucidate the procedure" or "Could anyone educate me on the procedure". When elucidate is used with an object, that object is the thing being explained, not the person to whom it is being explained. Oh. And by the way, I don't know anything about stem cells.

  5. Finally A Cure! by FrankDrebin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally a cure for those of us who applied industrial strength eye bleach after clicking on goatse in 1999.

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    Anybody want a peanut?
  6. Re:PLEASE.... by interkin3tic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Many Christian's oppose the latter, and almost none is against the former.

    I'm not even a Christian and I'm *&*#$# tired of the BS that comes from confusing the two positions. Seeing people attack straw men is annoying after the millionth time.

    If you hate straw men, this is really the wrong place for you, it's kind of all we do here, be it on MS, stem cells, or car metaphors. You'll probably also want to avoid the "wizard of oz fanclub page."