Researchers Grow ‘Mini Eyes’ In A Laboratory To Assess Blindness In A Breakthrough Study

A breakthrough study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports has reported that researchers have successfully grown mini eyes in a laboratory to assess blindness caused by Usher syndrome.

In order to study blindness in a rare genetic illness called Usher Syndrome, scientists have created "mini eyes" in a lab.

Researchers have developed retinal organoids, popularly known as 3D "mini eyes," for the first time ever. They came from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) patien...

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