Stem cells to replace the optic nerve.
Methods that exist now and that might be developed are suggested to replace retinal ganglion cells and their axons in the optic nerve, ultimately to re-establish functional vision in eyes blind from glaucoma.
Quigley
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Glaucoma Service and the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore MD 21205, USA.
Iglesia
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D001369:Axons / Q000473:pathology; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000473:pathology; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*