Researchers successfully pulled off the first eye stem cell transplants to help heal cornea damage, and the results speak for themselves.

The treatment is called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells, or CALEC. "Our first trial in four patients showed that CALEC was safe and the treatment was possible," lead investigator Dr. Ula ...

Since it’s on the frontline of potential hazards from the outside world, the cornea features a population of limbal epithelial stem cells, which repair minor damage to keep the surface smooth ...

This need led Jurkunas, a junior scientist, and Dana, director of the Cornea Service at Mass Eye and Ear, to explore a new ...

Published in Nature Communications, results saw the study achieve success rates of 79% and 77% corneal repair with the cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells (CALEC) graft, at the 12-month ...

The cornea is the clear, outermost layer of the eye. It's outer border, the limbus, contains a large volume of healthy stem cells called limbal epithelial cells, which maintain the eye's smooth ...