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Stem cell treatment: What could possibly go wrong with procedure?

Dec 9, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Information, Latest News, Stem cells

By: Lynda Charters Abstract / Synopsis: Stem cell therapies for ocular diseases often are of unproven efficacy and may result in vision loss, notes one surgeon. Reviewed by Thomas A. Albini, MD Stem cell technology is a rapidly growing, highly lucrative industry...

Clinic pitches unproven treatments to desperate patients, with tips on raising the cash

Dec 2, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Information, Latest News, Macular Degeneration Treatment, Stem cells

Caution please beware clinics stating that they have a cure: The FDA has not approved most stem cell treatments and has said it considers many of them illegal. By William Wan and Laurie McGinley Dec. 1, 2019 at 8:41 p.m. EST By the time he called...

Phase 2a study shows improved vision with stem cell therapy for retinitis pigmentosa

Jun 20, 2019 | Information, Latest News, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stem cells

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Human retinal progenitor cell therapy from ReNeuron Group is showing positive preliminary results in the company’s ongoing phase 1/2a clinical trial involving patients with retinitis pigmentosa. ReNeuron chief medical officer Richard...

‘Eye-in-a-dish’ model helps scientists to uncover ‘surprising’ AMD gene variant

May 29, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Information, Latest News, Stem cells

By: Lois Zoppi, BA Reviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc (Editor) Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have uncovered a new genetic variant responsible for blood vessel dysregulation in the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a...

Developments in stem cell therapy mean doctors are on the cusp of curing blindness

Apr 15, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Information, Latest News, Stem cells

Scientists have successfully restored the vision of two UK patients with age-related macular degeneration By: Tom Bawden A cure for the most common cause of blindness could be available on the NHS within five years – thanks to a groundbreaking new kind of medicine...

Human Trials Could Begin for Macular Degeneration Stem Cell Therapy

Feb 20, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Stem cells

Human Trials Could Begin for Macular Degeneration Stem Cell Therapy by: Emma Yasinski Stem cell therapy has been a far-reaching idea that has gradually grown closer to feasibility for multiple specialties. But it has often fallen short in being provided in a...