In this modern culture we have the choice to rearrange or completely change our physical features to meet our cosmetic ideals. But medical science is of greatest value when it is used to improve our quality of life.
In a world first medical scientists at the University of New South Wales have used stem cells to restore the vision of three patients with diseased corneas.
The scientists used contact lenses coated in stem cells to rejuvinate the ocular surface. After about a month wearing lenses coated with their own stem cells the the partially blind patients had regrown new corneas.
The research team isn’t getting over excited, still remaining unsure as to whether the correction will remain stable, but the fact that the three test patients have been enjoying restored sight for the last 18 months is definitely encouraging.
The simplicity and low cost of the technique also means that it could be carried out in poorer countries.
Making it possible to engineer human evolution!
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