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Intraocular implant to be tested on first patients

Bethesda, MD- Ten patients with late-stage retinitis pigmentosa (RP) will be the first humans to receive intraocular, polymer implants containing genetically modified human retinal epithelial cells that researchers hope will prevent further vision loss.

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