Blind people given fresh hope after scientific breakthrough

A mouse’s retina with conditions similar to diabetic retinopathy, before (right) and after (left) receiving the new treatment (Picture: Duke University / SWNS)A scientific breakthrough has offered new hope in treating blindness and vision loss.Lab-grown cells have restored function in the retina – a layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eyeball crucial to sight – in mice.Biomedical engineers at Duke University, North Carolina, used induced pluripotent stem cells (i