BCLA meeting provides insights into corneal stem cell therapy

Corneal stem cell therapy and tissue engineering will be under discussion at the next BCLA scientific meeting on March 30 at the Royal College of Physicians.

Julie Daniels (pictured), professor of Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapy at the Institute of Ophthalmology UCL Centre for Stem Cells and Degenerative Medicine would present, ‘Stem cell therapy and tissue engineering in the cornea: the aims, challenges and the options’, the organisation said.

Julian Jackson would introduce the evening, senior advisor for Fight For Sight, which has funded a number of Professor Daniels’ projects into developing stem cell therapy as an alternative to corneal transplants.