Stem cell cure for blindness tested - BBC News

Surgeons in London have used human embryonic stem cells in a pioneering attempt to cure blindness. Cells derived from a donated early embryo were implanted into the retina of a 60-year-old woman with age-related macular degeneration - the most common cause of blindness in the UK. Fergus Walsh reports. Subscribe to BBC News HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Check out our website: http://www.bbc.com/news Facebook:   / bbcworldnews   Twitter:   / bbcworld   Instagram:   / bbcnews