Regenerative Ophthalmology Research
Regenerative ophthalmology is an emerging field studying whether cells, cell-derived signals and engineered tissues could one day replace, protect or support damaged eye tissue. Most of it is preclinical or early-phase. These hubs explain each approach and link to the conditions where it has been studied.
An overview of the stem and progenitor cell types researchers study in vision science — what they are, how they differ, and how far the research has progressed.
What MSCs are, where they come from, and why researchers study their signaling and immune-modulating activity in the eye.
Adult cells reprogrammed to a pluripotent state, used in research to derive retinal cells and to model inherited eye disease.
Retinal pigment epithelial cells grown from pluripotent stem cells — one of the most studied cell-replacement approaches in retinal research.
Immature retinal cells studied for their potential to support or replace photoreceptors in degenerative retinal disease.
The stem cells that maintain the corneal surface; the basis of established surgical approaches for limbal stem cell deficiency.
Membrane-bound particles released by cells that carry proteins, lipids and RNA — studied as messengers in cell-to-cell signaling.
A subtype of extracellular vesicle. Why the terminology matters, and why an exosome should not automatically be described as a treatment.
The gel-like tissue of the umbilical cord, a source of MSCs and extracellular matrix studied in the laboratory.