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Optic Nerve Transplants
by nanniesgarden, Mar 19, 2008 03:45PM
My granddaughter is totally blind. Both eyes suffered optic nerve damage because of pseudotumor cerebri / IH. Do you think there is a remote possibility that some day in the future that optic nerves can be transplanted?
I always hope beyond hope that someday there will be a cure for optic nerves that are damaged due to glaucoma (of which I have) as well neuropothy of the optic nerve (and blindness) caused from PTC / IH. I value your opinion.
E. Perdue
I always hope beyond hope that someday there will be a cure for optic nerves that are damaged due to glaucoma (of which I have) as well neuropothy of the optic nerve (and blindness) caused from PTC / IH. I value your opinion.
E. Perdue
Member Comments (2)
by Kande, Mar 19, 2008 10:03PM
To: nanniesgarden
Hi, I have two web sites that may help you. 1.) www.glaucoma.org/research/optic_nerve_and.php-11k That one is for you. The next one:bjo.bmj.com/cgil/content/full/82/5/577 Hope they help you find your answers. There is also a team of doctors doing research with stem cells. Too early to report about their findings. But they did sound hopeful, about a cure for optic nerve damaged by glaucoma.
by Jackstar, Jul 28, 2008 05:29PM
To: nanniesgarden
I understand Optic nerve transplants is in early animal models...researchers state treatmentis possible however it is a while off.London is treating patients with Leber's Optic Atrophy.LCA is a genetic condition and therefore children are born with low vision or blind as a result of the damage to the optic nerve.
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