[HTML][HTML] Transplantation of photoreceptors into the degenerative retina: Current state and future perspectives

SJ Gasparini, S Llonch, O Borsch, M Ader - Progress in retinal and eye …, 2019 - Elsevier
The mammalian retina displays no intrinsic regenerative capacities, therefore retinal
degenerative diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or retinitis …

Regenerating eye tissues to preserve and restore vision

JH Stern, Y Tian, J Funderburgh, G Pellegrini, K Zhang… - Cell stem cell, 2018 - cell.com
Ocular regenerative therapies are on track to revolutionize treatment of numerous blinding
disorders, including corneal disease, cataract, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and age …

A look into retinal organoids: methods, analytical techniques, and applications

TAV Afanasyeva, JC Corral-Serrano, A Garanto… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) cause progressive loss of light-sensitive photoreceptors in
the eye and can lead to blindness. Gene-based therapies for IRDs have shown remarkable …

Characterization and transplantation of CD73-positive photoreceptors isolated from human iPSC-derived retinal organoids

G Gagliardi, KB M'Barek, A Chaffiol… - Stem Cell Reports, 2018 - cell.com
Photoreceptor degenerative diseases are a major cause of blindness for which cell
replacement is one of the most encouraging strategies. For stem cell-based therapy using …

Persistent remodeling and neurodegeneration in late-stage retinal degeneration

RL Pfeiffer, RE Marc, BW Jones - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2020 - Elsevier
Retinal remodeling is a progressive series of negative plasticity revisions that arise from
retinal degeneration, and are seen in retinitis pigmentosa, age-related macular …

Restoring vision

B Roska, JA Sahel - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Restoring vision to the blind by retinal repair has been a dream of medicine for centuries,
and the first successful procedures have recently been performed. Although we are still far …

Autologous induced pluripotent stem cell–based cell therapies: Promise, progress, and challenges

M Madrid, C Sumen, S Aivio, N Saklayen - Current protocols, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The promise of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) lies in their ability to serve as
a starting material for autologous, or patient‐specific, stem cell–based therapies. Since the …

Photoreceptor cell replacement in macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa: a pluripotent stem cell-based approach

G Gagliardi, KB M'Barek, O Goureau - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2019 - Elsevier
The human retina fails to regenerate and cell-based therapies offer options for treatment of
blinding retinal diseases, such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. The last …

[HTML][HTML] Organoids and organ chips in ophthalmology

N Manafi, F Shokri, K Achberger, M Hirayama… - The Ocular Surface, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent advances have driven the development of stem cell-derived, self-organizing, three-
dimensional miniature organs, termed organoids, which mimic different eye tissues …

Restoration of visual function by transplantation of optogenetically engineered photoreceptors

M Garita-Hernandez, M Lampič, A Chaffiol… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
A major challenge in the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases, with the transplantation
of replacement photoreceptors, is the difficulty in inducing the grafted cells to grow and …