title: Research progress of stem cells on glaucomatous optic nerve injury.
abstract: Glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, is an irreversible optic neuropathy. The mechanism of optic nerve injury caused by glaucoma is undefined at present. There is no effective treatment method for the injury. Stem cells have the capacity of self-renewal and differentiation. These two features have made them become the research focus on improving the injury at present. This paper reviews the application progress on different types of stem cells therapy for optic nerve injury caused by glaucoma.
authors: Ophthalmology of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
authors: Ya-Sha
authors: YS
authors: Zhou
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, the No.1 People's Hospital of Ningbo, Ningbo 315010, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Xu
authors: Ophthalmology of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Peng
authors: Ophthalmology of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
authors: Ping
authors: P
authors: Li
authors: Ophthalmology of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
authors: Xiao-Juan
authors: XJ
authors: Wen
authors: Ophthalmology of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
authors: Yue
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Ophthalmology of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
authors: Ke-Zhu
authors: KZ
authors: Chen
authors: Ophthalmology of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
authors: Jia-Qi
authors: JQ
authors: Liu
authors: Ophthalmology of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China; Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410007, Hunan Province, China.
authors: Qing-Hua
authors: QH
authors: Peng
keywords: glaucoma; optic nerve injury; research progress; stem cells