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Woman is first to receive cornea made from ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells

The Japanese woman’s vision has improved since the transplant, say her doctors. At a press conference on 29 August, ophthalmologist Kohji Nishida from Osaka University, Japan, said the woman has a disease in which the stem cells that repair the cornea, a transparent layer that covers and protects the eye, are lost. The condition makes vision blurry and can lead to blindness....