Indian Eye Institute Cures Blindness with Adult Stem Cells

Eye surgeon Virendar Sangwan has perfected a procedure so cutting-edge that most who have tried it have failed. Dr. Sangwan’s colleague, Geeta Vemuganti, grows corneas in a petri dish from stem cells. Dr. Sangwan then surgically implants these corneas into patients

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Diana Gonzalez, M.D.​

Staff Physician

Dr. Gonzalez, passionate about regenerative medicine, earned her medical degree from Universidad Latina de Panamá. She holds life support certifications and has experience in emergency and primary care, including a vascular surgery rotation in Germany.

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