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Research focused on stem cells to replace, repair retinal ganglion cells
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Researchers are making strides in stem cell therapy in the treatment of glaucoma, but many questions remain unanswered, a speaker told colleagues here.“We’re very excited about progress being made in our lab and in others,” Jeffrey L. Goldberg, MD, PhD, said at Hawaiian Eye 2016. “Retinal ganglion cell differentiation, we’re starting to learn the molecular features of that. Transplantation, we have to focus on how to make a good retinal ganglion cell integrate properly. And there are a lot of additional questions that are getting us to (Read more...)