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Cellular Therapy for Ocular Diseases

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Over the past decade several investigations have been performed to study the regenerative capacity of different type of stem cells such as adult and embryonic stem cells for their application in Opthalmology. In particular, limbal epithelial stem cells have shown most promising results for ocular surface reconstruction. This book chapter discusses current approaches used in stem cell therapy and the challenges faced along with the future scope of advancements to use stem cell in other ocular degenerative conditions.

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  1. Stem Cell Facility, DBT-Centre for Excellence of Stem Cell Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Sujata Mohanty PhD

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    Thirumurthy Velpandian

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Mohanty, S. (2016). Cellular Therapy for Ocular Diseases. In: Velpandian, T. (eds) Pharmacology of Ocular Therapeutics. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25498-2_18

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