Researchers successfully pulled off the first eye stem cell transplants to help heal cornea damage, and the results speak for themselves.

The cornea is the clear dome that covers the front of the eye and helps to focus light to enable you to see clearly. On the ...

The procedure proved safe with no serious adverse events reported. Transplanted epithelial stem cells from a healthy eye repaired irreversible corneal injury and restored at least partial vision ...

The procedure, called CALEC (cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells) involves taking stem cells from a healthy eye, expanding it into a graft over several weeks, then transplanting it into ...