A small piece of skin from the patient's arm was collected and modified into eye cells which was transplanted to a patient with age-related macular degeneration.

‘Age-related macular degeneration is degeneration of the retina responsible for the sharp, central vision. t is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among Americans who are age 65 and older.’

The transplanted cells survived without any adverse events for over a year and resulted in slightly improved vision. The patient suffered from advanced wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that did not respond to current standard treatments. 




iPSCs are adult cells that have been reprogrammed to an embryonic stem cell-like state, which can then be differentiated into any cell type found in the body.
Source-Newswise