Restoring Vision with Stem Cells (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of Montreal

Restoring Vision with Stem Cells (1 of 2)

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Age-related macular degeneration could be treated by transplanting photoreceptors produced by the directed differentiation of stem cells, thanks to findings published today by Professor Gilbert Bernier of the University of Montreal and its affiliated Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital.

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G. Bernier, Université de Montréal

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