| Literature DB >> 27588279 |
Ya-Sha Zhou1, Jian Xu2, Jun Peng1, Ping Li1, Xiao-Juan Wen1, Yue Liu1, Ke-Zhu Chen1, Jia-Qi Liu1, Ying Wang1, Qing-Hua Peng3.
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.Entities:
Keywords: glaucoma; optic nerve injury; research progress; stem cells
Year: 2016 PMID: 27588279 PMCID: PMC4990590 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2016.08.21
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Ophthalmol ISSN: 2222-3959 Impact factor: 1.779