Stem Cell Therapy for Retinal Transplant in Mexico
Retinal degeneration is associated with the degeneration of retinal pigment epithelium which provides support for critical normal vision. Age-related macular disease and many other factors can cause retinal degeneration.
Stem Cell Therapy for Retinal Transplant in Mexico aims at reversing blindness due to retinal degeneration.
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A clinical study[1]used an RPE patch on patients with Age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This work supported the feasibility and safety of hESC-RPE patch transplantation as a treatment for AMD.
Another phase 1 study used autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells for patients with hereditary retinal dystrophy.
It showed that the therapy did not have any adverse events and offers a promising treatment in this field.
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