According to a recent opinion poll, people are more afraid of ophthalmic diseases than oncology. Indeed, there is nothing worse than losing sight in the prime of life.
Treatment of some pathologies by surgical intervention always carries the risk of damage to the organs of vision. That is why modern medicine offers gentle treatment with stem cells for such eye diseases as:
- Retinal pigment epithelium dystrophy
- Optic nerve atrophy
- Nystagmus
- Amblyopia
Ophthalmic stem cell transplantation is an effective and promising method with technology that is absolutely safe, and the therapeutic effect may exceed the result of the operation. The procedure is recommended for patients aged 4–75 years, and the list of contraindications is minimal. It is important to remember that the transplantation will proceed without complications and that there will be no rejection of the body’s own biomaterial by the immune system.
The procedure of ophthalmic correction with stem cells in stages:
- Receiving a remote consultation with a clinic consultant doctor using an online feedback form. A potential patient can ask any questions and get answers, as well as sign up for a transplant procedure.
- Some examinations can be done at the place of residence, while the rest of the tests must be completed at the clinic upon arrival.
- Patient preparationcan be arranged in the clinic for the completion of the examination.
- Collection of necessary biological material. Mesenchymal cells can be obtained either from the bone marrow with a puncture made in the ilium or from the cord blood. Cells are extracted from a biomaterial sample, reproduced, and dissolved in saline to obtain a suspension.
- Stem cell transplantis a method of injection that is used depending on the disease, its severity, the age of the patient, and some other factors. The suspension can be injected retrobulbarly into the optic nerve, into the orbit, intraventrally into the eyeball, intrathecally into the spinal cord, or intravenously.
- Rehabilitationinvolves observation of the patient throughout the day, drawing up individual recommendations to maintain the therapeutic effect, and the patient’s homecoming.
The result of stem cell treatment of eye diseases
Stem cells can be considered building materials, which is why they are also called growth factors. After injection into the eyeball, they identify the damaged areas and go to work. Being basic, the stem cells begin rapidly dividing and differentiating into cells of the pathological zones: nerve fibres, tissues of the eyeball, orbit, etc.
Currently, there are no analogues to the type of impact of this method. The disease is treated in a natural way for the body — through the process of self-regeneration, which is triggered by the transplantation of growth factors. The risk of recurrence of the pathology is minimal since the organ renewed at the cellular level seems to be saturated with strength and energy to resist various destructive factors.
Sign up for the procedure of cellular correction of eye diseases at the Mardaleishvili Medical Centre’s Eye Clinic and restore vision comfortably, efficiently, and safely for your eyes!
