Vision Loss after Intravitreal Injection of Autologous “Stem Cells” for AMD

In three women with age-related macular degeneration and with visual acuity ranging from 20/30 to 20/200 before they received bilateral intravitreal injection of autologous “stem cells,” blinding complications developed in each of their eyes. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cau...

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 376; no. 11; pp. 1047 - 1053
Main Authors:	Kuriyan, Ajay E, Albini, Thomas A, Townsend, Justin H, Rodriguez, Marianeli, Pandya, Hemang K, Leonard, Robert E, Parrott, M. Brandon, Rosenfeld, Philip J, Flynn, Harry W, Goldberg, Jeffrey L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Massachusetts Medical Society 16.03.2017
Series:	Brief Report
Subjects:	Acuity Adipose tissue Adipose Tissue - cytology Adipose Tissue - transplantation Aged Aged, 80 and over Autografts Blindness - etiology Bone marrow Clinical trials Clinics Dislocation Edema Enzymes FDA approval Female Hemorrhage Humans Injection Injections Macular degeneration Macular Degeneration - therapy Patients Retina Retinal Detachment - etiology Retinopathy Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects Stem cells Transplantation, Autologous - adverse effects Ultrasonic imaging Vision Disorders - etiology Visual Acuity United States > US
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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