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Thousands denied cure for blindness due to ban on tissue donation from gay men
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losangelesblade.comWASHINGTON – A first-of-its-kind medical journal study published on Sept. 24 shows that as many as 3,217 intended donations of corneas from the eyes of gay and bisexual men in 2018 that could have restored the vision of blind people through cornea transplant surgery were disqualified under an “outdated” U.S.
Food and Drug Administration policy aimed at preventing HIV infection. The study released by JAMA Ophthalmology, an American Medical Association journal, says the little-known FDA policy prohibits the donation of corneas from men who have had sex with men in the past five years from the time of the planned donation.
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