STEM Cells

Successful Stem Cell Therapy for Treatment of Eye Disease

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, December 27th, 2009

Newly published research, by investigators, at the North East England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI) in the journal STEM CELLS reported the first successful treatment of eight patients with "Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency" (LSCD) using the patients' own stem cells without the need of suppressing their immunity.

LSCD is a painful, blinding disease that requires long-term, costly treatment with frequent clinic visits and intensive hospital admissions. The vision loss due to LSCD makes this disease not only costly, but often requires social support due to the enormous impact on patients' quality of life. This is further magnified by the fact that LSCD mostly affects young...

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