Stem cell treatments have promised regenerative cures for many untreatable conditions since the first successful stem cell transplant back in 1956. In the world of eyecare, where damaged retinal tissue results in permanent and uncorrectable vision loss, the prospect of recovering vision with a stem cell therapy is an understandably exciting one. Much excitement surrounded the successful Phase I/II clinical study of injecting...

Age Related Macular Degeneration with advanced central vision disruption image credit to eyedolatry.blogspot.com Imagine a world where your central vision was nothing but a blur or distortion.  Any time you try look at something straight on, you can only see the periphery of the object you are trying to see.  Try recognizing faces or reading your cell phone or a book with nothing...