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Ya-Sha Zhou1, Jian Xu2, Jun Peng1
1Ophthalmology of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
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.
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