Recent Advances in Retinal Stem Cell Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Progress in stem cell research for blinding diseases over the past decade is now being applied to patients with retinal degenerative diseases and soon perhaps, glaucoma. However, the field still has much to learn about the conversion of stem cells into various retinal cell types, and the potential delivery methods that will be required to optimize the clinical efficacy of stem cells delivered into the eye.

Recent findings

Recent groundbreaking human clinical trials have demonstrated both the opportunities and current limitations of stem cell transplantation for retinal diseases. New progress in developing in vitro retinal organoids, coupled with the maturation of bio-printing technology, and non-invasive high-resolution imaging have created new possi

SUBMITTER: Bhattacharya S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5685516 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature