UW vision researchers explore stem cell replacement therapy using lab-grown photoreceptors as a promising strategy to combat retinal disease.
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University of Wisconsin Vision Scientists Participate in Groundbreaking Efforts to Develop Treatment to Cure Blindness
Two vision researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are involved in groundbreaking research aimed at curing blindness through human eye transplantation. To date, there has never been a successful whole human eye transplant for the restoration of vision. However, research teams across the country, including at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, are hopeful these efforts will pave the way for this procedure.