http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=visual-function-improved-in-blind-mice-using-stem-cells An experimental treatment for blindness, developed from a patient's skin cells, improved the vision of blind mice in a study conducted by Columbia ophthalmologists and stem cell researchers. The findings suggest that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells - which are derived from adult human skin cells but have embryonic properties - could soon be used to restore vision in people with macular degene... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:50:03 EDT en