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By naresh16 | Jan 30, 2013

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Answered by Houman Vosoghi, MD

optic nerve TROPHY

Does stem cells cure optic nerve atrophy? recently i went to an best hospital in mumbai i.eThe keiki mehta international eye institute..he said stem cells can cure the atrophy..and soon the hospital is going to conduct the therapy so really the stems cells cure atrophy?.

Houman Vosoghi, MD

Jan 31, 2013

To my knowledge, there have been no studies that show stem cell therapy help optic atrophy in any way.

HV

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