Comments on: Artificial Retina Created From Human Embryonic Stem Cells

By: Charles Hawley

Charles Hawley — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:20:46 +0000

My signifacant other has a diease that you don’t hear
to often,and I never read anything about it. I know the spelling won’t be right but here I go Histosses
Plasmoses. She has had more surgurys,on her eyes,than
she cares to talk about.I’m almost sure the high powered lazer,has hit the optic nerve.I guess I’m asking if there may ever a way to replace the retina,and the optic nerve. thanks Chuck

By: Francisco

Francisco — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 05:21:32 +0000

Hi, i’m Francisco Rodriguez, i have premature retinopathy does this transplant work for ROP

By: Narendra

Narendra — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:22:55 +0000

I need the exact update on the Human Retina development by stem cells.

Narendra Bapat.

By: Paula Young

Paula Young — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:24:34 +0000

My son Beau is 18 now and was born with ROP and pathologic myopia. He has reduced visual acuity in both eyes and had a severe detatched retina with loss of vision and lens. he sees 20/200 not correctable in the left eye and 20/50 in the right with correction. His eyesight is very fragile and we are waiting for stem cells to try to correct his lost vision or any improvement to make his life easier. Please keep us posted and he would be a candidate for stem cells given his young age. Thank you for all your research and dedication to finding cures for many peoples.

Paula, Ron & Beau Young

By: Ammer Naber

Ammer Naber — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:40:43 +0000

Siddharth, I am sorry to hear about your relatives condition. I am not an expert on the subject. Please refer to the source of the original article at: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/190124.php for more information. Good luck.

By: siddharth

siddharth — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:48:06 +0000

pls advise, one of our relative’s small girl of 8 years of age and since her birth her ratina of both the eyes are ditached, whether any treatment can be given since your present research was successfull. pls advise
thank u & waiting for your reply

By: Sylvia P

Sylvia P — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:56:26 +0000

I have the dry form of macular degeneration and I am legally blind. I have a number of assistive devices, including a CCTV, a hand-held magnifier, and ZoomText on my computer. At first glance some of these devices seem to be a little expensive, but as far as I am concerned, they are worth every penny I have spent. I have had most of them for several years and in a cost versus quality of life analysis, they are a great value.

Several years ago I was introduced to a company called Systems of Sight. They provide double-lens prism glasses. When I asked my retina specialist about them, he told me not to waste my money. However, the company was local — Orlando, FL — and my kids encouraged me to check it out. I found the company to be honest and ethical, and I did buy the glasses. For me, they worked for a few years. I had more loss of vision, and when I went back for retesting, they advised me that they could not make enough improvement to justify getting a new pair. Now, that’s what I call honesty.

I would encourage anyone who if dealing with degeneration of eyesight to be open-minded. Look at all the options. No one thing is going to work for everyone, but there are so many possibilities, that no one should be afraid to try. If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. There is nothing any more depressing than to just give up hope.

By: Ammer Naber

Ammer Naber — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:57:50 +0000

Thank you for sharing your story. We will do our best to keep posting low vision information as we find it. Take care.

By: Jean Carello

Jean Carello — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:53:26 +0000

My husband suffers from Macular Degeneration. He so depressed. Your article on Artifical Retina Created from Human Embryonic Stem Cells is so exciting! Hopefully there is hope at the end of the tunnel for my husband. I will be looking for more articles on this very important subject.

By: -Angela Dandino

-Angela Dandino — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:39:40 +0000

I have Macular Degeneration and have two blind spots in my eyes when the doctor used the laser to stop the leaking begind my eyes. Also my reading vision is getting worse. Would I be a good candidate for the artificial retina procedure?