In an article today in the Sydney Morning Herald, Bridie Smith reports that
researchers from Monash University's Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute have
managed to grow eye lens tissue with 100% purity from stem cells.
The 100% purity is important to ensure they only develop into lens cells which then
makes them viable for transplant.
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Originally Posted by Bridie Smith, Sydney Morning Herald
The discovery means patients suffering congenital sight impairment caused by lens damage such as cataracts might one day be able to have a transplant, allowing them to grow an eye lens without the genetic defects their DNA would otherwise dictate.
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Perhaps just the prescription that one day could assist amateur astronomers who
have suffered cataracts being able to return to the eyepiece.
Article here -
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci...#ixzz2JW4bvj8Q