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Source: BBC

Four months after receiving retinal implants, two California patients are ’doing well’ according to research reported in The Lancet.

The study involved injecting stem cells into the eyes of two women, one in her 70s with dry age-related macular degeneration and one in her 50s with Stargardt’s disease.  Both are leading causes of blindness.

Although it will be years before the treatment is proven to work, this ‘safety test’ suggests trials can continue.  There were also signs of a small improvement in the vision of both patients. London’s Moorfields Eye Hospital has started trialling the technique.