Clinical studies using stem cells for treatment of retinal diseases: state of the art

ABSTRACT Degenerative retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa, Stargardt’s macular dystrophy, and age-related macular degeneration are characterized by irreversible loss of vision due to direct or indirect photoreceptor damage. No effective treatments exist, but stem cell studies have shown pr...

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Main Author: Cotrim,Carina Costa (author)
Other Authors: Jorge,Rodrigo (author), Oliveira,Maria Carolina de (author), Pieroni,Fabiano (author), Messias,André M. Vieira (author), Siqueira,Rubens Camargo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492020000200160
Country:Brazil
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