With Some Structure, Stem Cells Might Still Stop Vision Loss
With Some Structure, Stem Cells Might Still Stop Vision Loss
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
April 6, 20185m 1s
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Show Notes
Getting older is supposed to give you perspective. But for one out of five people over the age of 65, it does the opposite. Macular degeneration is a common progressive eye condition, one that thins and breaks down a tissue behind the center of the retina. Without that tissue, the light-sensing cells it supports atrophy and die, making it impossible to get a clear picture of anything straight ahead of you—like, say, the faces of your loved ones or anything past your steering wheel.
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