Stem Cell Treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa in India

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a group of rare, genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and loss of cells in the retina — which is the light sensitive tissue that lines the back of the eye. Common symptoms include difficulty seeing at night and a loss of side (peripheral) vision.

How common is RP?

RP is considered a rare disorder. Although current statistics are not available, it is generally estimated that the disorder affects roughly 1 in 4,000 people, both in the United States and worldwide.

What causes RP?

In most cases, the disorder is linked to a recessive gene, a gene that must be inherited from both parents in order to cause the disease. But dominant genes and genes on the X chromosome also have been linked to retinitis pigmentosa. In these cases, only one parent has passed the disease gene.

What are the symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa?

• As the disease progresses and more rod cells breakdown, patients lose their peripheral vision (tunnel vision), but retain clear central vision.
• Other forms of RP, sometimes called cone-rod dystrophy, first affect central vision. Patients first experience a loss of central vision that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. With the loss of cone cells also comes a disturbance in color perception. As the disease progresses, rod cells degenerate causing night blindness and peripheral vision.

How is retinitis pigmentosa treated?

There are few treatment options such as light avoidance and/or the use of low-vision aids to slow down the progression of RP, There is no known cure for retinitis pigmentosa. One could look to few treatments for RP, stem cell treatment is one of them. Stem cell therapy may reinstate a light-sensitive cell layer de novo and restore structurally damaged visual circuits

Stem cell therapy is a promising approach to restore visual function in eyes with degenerative retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa. Two types of stem cells may be utilized to produce retinal progenitor cells. Firstly, Bone Marrow derived stem cells (BMSCs) and secondly, Umbilical cord tisssue derived Mesecnhymal stem cells (UCMSCs). Both types of cells are pluripotent and capable of becoming any cell type.

Stem Cell replacement is one approach for restoration and stabilisation of vision in RP. Because visual loss usually occurs when the outer retinal photoreceptor layer is lost, therapeutic timing should be at this stage of disease.

Treatment of RP at Eye Stem Cell Center India:

At Eye Stem Cell Center, we have the best doctors and the medical support staff to execute the process of stem cell therapy. Eye Stem Cell Center India is renowned stem cell treatment center for Retinitis Pigmentosa Treatment In India available. Stem cell therapy can potentially replace degenerate photoreceptors and outer retinal cells.

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