Hai friends, i just came to know about this stem cells being used to cure DIABETIC RETINOPATHY...wanted to share with all of u ..people who already knows can help us to knw more about it
above is the pic of an retinopathy effected eye...
At present millions of diabetics worldwide are at risk of sight loss due to a condition called Diabetic Retinopathy -- as u knw this is when high blood sugar causes the blood vessels in the eye to become blocked or to leak. Failed blood flow harms the retina and leads to vision impairment and if left untreated can lead to blindness.
here this goes on like researchers will take the isolating stem cells from donors, expanding them in a laboratory setting and re-delivering them to a patient where they help to repair the blood vessels in the eye. This is especially relevant to patients with diabetes were the vessels of the retina become damaged.
At present there are very few treatments available to control the progression of diabetic complications. There are no treatments which will improve glucose levels and simultaneously treat the diabetic complication."Currently available treatments for diabetic retinopathy are not always satisfactory. They focus on end-stages of the disease, carry many side effects and fail to address the root causes of the condition".But in this approach it is to harness adult stem cells to promote regeneration of the damaged retinal blood vessels and thereby prevent and/or reverse retinopathy. In the case of some patients with diabetes, they may gain enormous benefit from stem cell-mediated repair of damaged blood vessels in their retina. This is the first step towards an exciting new therapy in an area where it is desperately needed...
.Good one ryt ? but i hope its not too costly and common man can afford !! and many thanks for the researchers