Novel stem cell and gene therapy in diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration, and retinitis pigmentosa

Abstract Degenerative retinal disease leads to significant visual morbidity worldwide. Diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration are leading causes of blindness in the developed world. While current therapies for these diseases slow disease progression, stem cell and gene therapy may also revers...

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Main Authors: Parker E. Ludwig, S. Caleb Freeman, Adam C. Janot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:International Journal of Retina and Vitreous
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40942-019-0158-y