Ya know my daughter dissected many mice while in school at Cornell, I will have to ask her. she insists trials will take many many months and expect many delays.
Stem cells are currently being used in China to help restore eyesight, and this has been going on for a few years. I posted a couple of links previously to the news stories about it in one of my past posts. Stem cells have been proven to work in human eyes in the past, so I don't see a reason that they wouldn't work now.
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