[Advancement in the study of embryonic stem cells and the emerging potential promising future of ocular tissue engineering].
The advancement of the study in embryonic stem cells and tissue engineering makes it promising to effectively solve the intractable problems in the present ophthalmic practice. The problems include: no effective measures to regain the visual function of the patients with late stage glaucoma or retinal diseases, shortage of appropriate biocompatible donor tissues in treating ocular surface diseases.
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Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510060, China.
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D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005544:Forecasting; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000639:trends*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*