by Miami Stem Cell | Sep 7, 2022 | regenerative medicine, stem cell therapy
As we age, so do our eyes; most commonly, this involves changes to our vision and new glasses, but there are more severe forms of age-related eye problems. One of these is age-related macular degeneration, which affects the macula — the back part of the eye that...
by Miami Stem Cell | Jun 10, 2022 | Macular Degeneration
Dr. Kapil Bharti of NEI is developing a stem cell-based therapy to prevent and restore vision loss caused by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). He spoke as part of the Sayer Vision Research Lecture Series, with his talk “Translating human RPE biology into disease...
by Miami Stem Cell | May 26, 2021 | Macular Degeneration, regenerative medicine, stem cell therapy
Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) are launching a clinical trial to test the safety of a novel patient-specific stem cell-based therapy to treat geographic atrophy, the advanced “dry” form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of...
