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ArticleMissouri medicine

Stem Cell Therapies for Intraocular Disease.

P Kumar Rao

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Article in Missouri medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

P Kumar RaoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Irreversible blindness resulting from retinal or optic nerve diseases continues to devastate patients. The use of stem cell technology to reverse blindness promises great individual and societal benefit. Stem cell therapies seek to replace or enhance the function of damaged tissues. Currently, there are no FDA approved and commercially available products in this arena. Numerous clinical trials are underway, but as of today, we are still awaiting rigorous study data. Meanwhile, physicians and patients are desperate to restore vision and are lured to clinics claiming success. It remains our duty to vet these claims and guide our patients with their best interests in mind.

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BlindnessStem Cell TransplantationHumans

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PMID36033147
PMCPMC9312444

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