Blind

“Blind”mice eyesight treated with transplanted cells

British scientists have restored the sight of blind mice by transplanting light-sensitive photoreceptor cells into their eyes.

The work is a step towards a new treatment for patients with degenerative eye diseases.

Institute of Ophtalmology says: we’re hopeful that we will soon be able to replicate this success with photoreceptors derived from embryonic stem cells and eventually to develop human trials”.

But although the results appear promising, there are still many steps to go. For example, more animal studies will be needed before such a technique would be tried with humans.

In my opinion, I think this advance of the vision is very important for the blind. Over time they can see what really is happening ahead, will be independent and be freer with themselves.

Apart from other serious diseases and transplantation, I think the vision is very important. You can live without seeing but it deprives them of many things. And I believe that blind people are very brave and strong, because I don’t know what to do if you couldn’t see the floor, unable to see my family, and if I couldn’t see what my eyes see every day.