Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among the
elderly in developed countries. AMD is classified as either neovascular (NV-AMD) or non …

Stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors (PRs) have restored
vision in preclinical models of human retinal degenerative disease. This review discusses …

Assessments of safety and efficacy are crucial before human ESC (hESC) therapies can
move into the clinic. Two important early potential hESC applications are the use of retinal …

Human stem-cell derivatives are likely to play an important role in the future of regenerative
medicine. Evaluation and comparison to their in vivo counterparts is critical for assessment …

Embryonic stem cells promise to provide a well-characterized and reproducible source of
replacement tissue for human clinical studies. An early potential application of this …

Progressive photoreceptor degeneration resulting from genetic and other factors is a leading
and largely untreatable cause of blindness worldwide. The object of this study was to find a …

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in older adults
and ultimately leads to the death of photoreceptor cells in the macular area of the neural …

purpose. To determine whether primate embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived pigment epithelial
cells (ESPEs) have the properties and functions of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells in …

Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) transplantation aims to restore the subretinal anatomy and
re-establish the critical interaction between the RPE and the photoreceptor, which is …

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Patents US7413734B2 - Treatment of retinitis pigmentosa with human umbilical cord cells …