There are many forms of macular disease affecting eyesight, the most common of which is age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In fact, AMD is the leading cause of sight loss in the developed world.<\/p>\n
And, it is not just the old who are affected, juvenile macular dystrophies, covering a large number of inherited and rare conditions, often appear in childhood.<\/p>\n
Macular degeneration causes the light sensitive cells in the retina to degrade, resulting in blurriness, wavy lines and blind spots that progressively get worse. There are two types of disease, wet and dry, and currently neither has a cure.<\/p>\n
However, scientists believe stem cell therapy could be the solution.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/cells4life.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/smaller-eye.jpg” alt=”Umbilical cord tissue to treat eye conditions” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”top” sticky=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”top” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.100″]\n
Scientists and doctors expect that regenerative therapies, using multipotent cells from umbilical cord tissue<\/a> can stop the progression of the disease early enough to prevent its worse effects.<\/p>\n