Certain cells, called corneal limbal stromal cells, have been identified in the eye, which could lead to a new treatment to cure blinding eye conditions. The finding was published in the British Journal for Ophthalmology and came from a team led by Professor Andrew Lotery, at the University of Southampton, who discovered that these cells, which were taken from the front surface of the eye, could be cultured to form retinal cells because they have stem cell characteristics.To see more details visit,
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