Stem cell cure for blindness tested – BBC News
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Surgeons in London have used human embryonic stem cells in a pioneering attempt to cure blindness. Cells derived from a donated early embryo were implanted into the retina of a 60-year-old woman with age-related macular degeneration – the most common cause of blindness in the UK.Fergus Walsh reports.Subscribe to BBC News HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUogCheck out our website: http://www.bbc.com/news http://www.facebook.com/bbcworldnews http://www.twitter.com/bbcworld http://instagram.com/bbcnews