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Can stem cell therapy treat optic atrophy?
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Working on it: There is one form of heredity optic atrophy being treated this way with some success. But there are many forms of optic atrophy, and while much work is being done on this topic with stem cells, there are no practical results yet. Keep reading and asking and eventually I think this will come about.
Answered 1/20/2015
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Stem cells: Adult stem cells have helped Leukemia, lymphoma. We have been using limbal stem cell transplants in eye surgery for years with excellent results. See eyedoc2020@blogspot.com. Stem cell injections are now being used to treat painful joints (shoulders, hips, etc) Still there are few published studies proving its benefit in some of these conditions. No published study saying cures optic atrophy yet
Answered 5/30/2017
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