Stem Cell Transplantation and Optic Nerve Regeneration

Dr. Drew Carey sits down with Dr. Thomas V. Johnson to discuss the work of the RReSTORe Consortium in the field of regenerative medicine as applied to optic neuropathies, from his Ophthalmology Science article, “The Retinal Ganglion Cell Repopulation, Stem Cell Transplantation, an Optic Nerve Regeneration (RReSTORe) Consortium.”

The Retinal Ganglion Cell Repopulation, Stem Cell Transplantation, and Optic Nerve Regeneration Consortium. Johnson, Thomas V. et al. Ophthalmology Science, Volume 3, Issue 4.

For more information, visit the Ophthalmology Science special issue on Neuroprotection, Neuroenhancement, and Neuroregeneration and the RReSTORe Consortium. 

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