Chinese Stem Cells Procedure Restores Sight

I’ve found an article about sight being restored using stem cells.  In a pioneering therapy Chinese doctors implanted stem cells in a child who had been born blind with septo-optic dysplasia.

The treatment repaired damage to the optic nerve allowing the child to see people and objects for the first time.

There are occasions when people are faced with the decision about whether to have their eye removed or battle with the ongoing problems it gives them. Removing an eye is a decision no ophthalmologist will take lightly.

One of many things you need to consider is would eye removal take away hope for the future?

Recent press about bionic eyes has made this decision even more difficult.

From what I have read about the new bionic eye, I believe it is misleading to refer to it as a Bionic eye. The technology is not a replacement for an eye, it is a tool to help people with a specific condition to get a sugestion of sight. I believe what they are doing is a great thing and to give a blind person some sight will change their lives. While what they are doing is beneficial, the PR people have turned it into something much bigger than it  is and this is giving false hope to thousands of people around the world who are living with eye loss.

I hesitate to post about the stem cell developments because it may give people false hope. Work in stem cells is so new and who knows where it will eventually lead. However, I thought in this case it is worth looking at.

It is still very early days as only 15 children have had the stem cell procedure. At the moment the cost is still beyond the reach of most families.

You can read more at China Stem Cell News.

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