Stem cell transplant shows promise for blinding eye disease

NCT ID NCT02286089

First seen Nov 05, 2025 · Last updated Apr 28, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This study tests a new treatment called OpRegen for people with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration (geographic atrophy), a leading cause of vision loss. The treatment uses special cells grown from stem cells that are placed under the retina to replace damaged cells. The main goals are to see if the treatment is safe and if it can slow down the disease.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cincinnati Eye Institute

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242, United States

  • Hadassah Medical Center

    Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel

  • Kaplan Medical Center

    Rehovot, 76100, Israel

  • Mid Atlantic Retina

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • Rabin Medical Center

    Petah Tikva, 4941492, Israel

  • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

    Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel

  • West Coast Retina Medical Group

    San Francisco, California, 94109, United States

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