News Exercise #106

1) How were these eyes cells produced?
2) How was this treatment administered to the first patient?
3) What did the doctor say about the procedure’s success?
4) How is AMD usually treated?
5) How long has research into this treatment taken.

Answers:
1) How were these eyes cells produced?
They came from donated early stem cells.
2) How was this treatment administered to the first patient?
It was injected into her eye.
3) What did the doctor say about the procedure’s success?
They won’t know until Christmas how good her eyesight is, though it appears to be successful. They also won’t know how long it will last.
4) How is AMD usually treated?
It is treated by costly regular injections into the eye.
5) How long has research into this treatment taken.
They have been working on it for ten years.