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Scientists Regenerate Eyes with Stem Cells Restoring Corneas and Full Vision in Patients

Medical science just achieved what many thought impossible: regenerating damaged eyes and restoring vision using stem cells. Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear developed a revolutionary treatment called CALEC (cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells) that takes healthy stem cells from one eye, grows them in a lab, and transplants them into severely damaged corneas. Recent…