Can Stem Cell Transplantation Therapy Be Used to Restore Vision Lost Due to Glaucoma?

September 27, 2009

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My husband to be has only 7 degrees of vision in his left eye and is completely blind in the right.  How encouraging is stem cell transplantation therapy in possibly ever increasing his vision and possible restoring the retinal ganglion nerve cells?  He has had glaucoma and this degree of vision loss for around 20 years and he is only 49 years old.  We found a website called Stem Cells for Hope that has a medical evaluation form to fill out to be considered for stem cell therapy.  The closest clinic is in Mexico.  Are there any trials or clinics that actually do stem cell therapy for possibly restoring sight?

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  1. Dr. Ari Weitzner on September 29th, 2009 6:40 pm

    any retinal stem cell therapy at this time is purely experimental. if he undergoes this treatment, be prepared for no results and loss of a lot of money. if a reputable, world-class eye center like wills or bascom palmer is conducting studies, then it may be worthwhile to volunteer, and it would be free to you. otherwise, going to a “clinic” in mexico is sure to be a collasal waste of time and money. so my advice is to call wills or bascom palmer and ask whether any stem cell studies are being performed.
    you have to understand that stem cell therapy to reverse blindness is in the very early stages. i dont expect anything practical for many years. i am so sorry i dont have better news for you.

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