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Stem Cell Treatment For Eye Disorders

Eyesight is unquestionably our most essential sense; we rely on to steer through our environment with comfort. Even the thought of losing the vision can have a tremendous influence on anyone’s life. There are many complex eye disorders which are responsible for blindness and are challenging to treat too.

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Stem Cell Treatment For Eye Disorders

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  1. Stem Cell Treatment For Eye Disorders Stem Cell Treatment For Eye Disorders Eyesight is unquestionably our most essential sense; we rely on to steer  through our environment with comfort. Even the thought of losing the  vision can have a tremendous influence on anyone’s life. There are many  complex eye disorders which are responsible for blindness and are  challenging to treat too. Researchers are continually exploring new fields  and treatment processes to save the sense of vision. Stem cell technology  is one such new approach for attending loss of vision.  What Are Stem Cells? Stem cells are the individual body's master cells, which sustain the  capability to develop/grow into any of the body's more than 200 cell types. Each stem cells are unspecialized (undifferentiated) cells which are  characteristic of the exact same family kind (lineage). They maintain the  capability to divide throughout life and give rise to cells which may grow  to be highly specialized and replace the area of cells which die or are  missing. Stem cells bring about the human body's capacity to revive and repair its  tissues or cells. Unlike mature cells, which are permanently dependent on  their destiny, stem cells can renew themselves and also produce fresh cells  of whatever cells/tissues that they belong to (and other cells /tissues). Human eyes operate with specialized cells to serve the particular function  of focusing the light and turning it into signals for the brain. These  specialized cells are continually replaced by the stem cells as they become  worn out or damaged with time. In the medical field, it is also known as  Neuronal Degeneration.  Such neuronal degeneration is the reason we have debilitated visual  impairment associated with prevalent ocular diseases including Age­ related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP),  Glaucoma, and Retinal Detachment.     How Does Stem Cell Technology Work? Neural stem cells offer an effective method to restore vision in patients  who suffer from chronic eye diseases and also cures the problems we  discussed above.  How it does so? The answer is by rescuing retinal neurons from further  degeneration or by repopulating the damaged retina.    Stem cell therapies are widely explored as a possible treatment for  degenerative eye diseases including replacement of lost neurons, and  restoring of neural circuits. In fact, according to latest pieces of evidence,  it can also be used for paracrine­mediated therapies under which the  compromised endogenous retinal neurons can be protected with stem cell­ derived trophic factor. It can also induce growth of new connections. Conclusion Some medical therapies such as Bone Marrow transplantation are already  extracting the best out of the technology of stem cells for regenerating the  damaged tissues. The potential of restoring and repairing damaged tissue  makes stem cells, an exciting area to tap on in the medical field. Though  not all the chronic problems of eyes can be solved with stem cells, yet  there is enough evidence to prove the viability of its treatment to prevent  and cure loss of vision.  ORIGINAL SOURCE­ https://bit.ly/2BjNjJ6 https://www.healingtheeye.com/ 40122 mason road, Zephyrhills, FL 33540 info@healingtheeye.com +1­352­588­0477

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