title: Stem cells to replace the optic nerve.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Glaucoma Service and the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Quigley
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Iglesia
mesh_terms: 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*