Stem Cells Restore Vision
Stem cells restore vision in blind man Image via Four Winds Taylor Binns never planned to experience a simple delight of the world again: seeing it. The world was slowly going black, and time was running out. So he took his only options: a new procedure using stem cells. What we all take for granted became his gift: he could see again. In a road-to-hell-is-paved-with-good-intentions story, Binns was doing mission work in Haiti, where he developed eye pain and blurring vision. No one knew what the problem was. Doctors were baffled while he slowly went legally blind during a two-year period. In Binns' words, "Everything you could do before was being taken away, day by day, and it got worse and worse." Finally, he was diagnosed with corneal limbal stem cell deficiency, which essentially meant his eyes were building scar tissue. Many things can cause the disease, including leaving contact lenses in for too long without disinfecting them. It also creates a problem: due to the nature of the disease, a corneal transplant is not an option. What was an option was a procedure called a limbal stem cell transplant. Doctors in Toronto removed the scar tissue from his eyes and replaced it with stem cells from his sister's eyes. In a month, his vision was 20/40. It rose to 20/20 and 20/40. His pain is gone. |
It also turns an old, should have been done QB back into his prime.
|
I don't understand how people can be so opposed to stem cell research. So many amazing developments...
|
Quote:
Stem cell research should be a driving force behind 21st century America. |
I own umbilicalcords.com....in case you want to buy some.
|
Quote:
This article is about adult-to-adult stem cell transplantation |
Quote:
hi "certain" people |
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TRtlkcQ6brE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
Quote:
|
Amazing. Cool story. And I agree, stem cells have a crazy amount of potential.
|
Quote:
Further, I believe most stem cells come from bone marrow, especially those used in leukemia treatments and the treatment of other blood disorders. |
Quote:
|
Quote:
and the wise cracks about how 'certain' people think that all stem cell procedures are about embryonic stem cells. of course you stepped right in and made a embryonic stell cell reference ROFL |
stem cell research is evil /rich people
|
Meh.
Babies are a renewable resource. |
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 09:25 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.