Both diseases also affect internal eye cells known as retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells.

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StemCell Ventures is working with the University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology to devise a patch containing adult-eye stem cells that could be implanted in the eye in hopes of restoring vision.

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