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New techniques regrow lens, cornea tissue

Novel treatments for eye problems still at preliminary research stage

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FRESH EYES New stem cell studies may someday make it possible to regrow damaged parts of eyes.

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By Tina Hesman Saey

- More than 2 years ago

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Human cells reprogrammed to become stem cells can form cornea tissue in lab dishes, researchers in Japan and Wales report March 9 in Nature.