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Podcast: Foundation Fighting Blindness
Episode: VISIONS 2024 | Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (session one)
Description: Speakers: Katherine Uyhazi, MD, PhD and Srinivasa Sripathi, PhD
Stem cell therapies are based on the premise that we could restore vision if we could replace missing or nonfunctional functional cells, either through transplantation or by inducing existing eye cells to create more photoreceptors. These therapies are likely to be most beneficial for mid- to late-stage patients.