Retinal Disease
Blindness
More than 1 million Americans are legally blind and another 3.2 million suffer from visual impairment. There are many different causes of blindness like age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa that leads to impaired vision.
Stem cells are being explored as a potential therapy to replace these damages cells in the eyes.
| TRIAL HYPOTHESIS | CLINICAL TRIAL ID |
|---|---|
| Can autologous (their own) bone marrow derived stem cells be used to treat retinal/optic nerve damage and disease? |
NCT03011541
MD Stem Cells Connecticut USA |
| Can cultured stem cells from the epithelium of the cornea be used to treat blindness associated with corneal pathologies? |
NCT02948023
L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, India |
A Precious Gift of a Lifetime
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A Precious Gift of a Lifetime
Registering for stem cell banking takes only a few minutes.
