Concise Review: Using Stem Cells to Prevent the Progression of Myopia—A Concept

• Published in: Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) Vol. 33; no. 7; pp. 2104 - 2113
• Main Authors: Janowski, Miroslaw, Bulte, Jeff W.M., Handa, James T., Rini, David, Walczak, Piotr
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Bone marrow; Dopamine; Eye; Humans; Mesenchymal; Myopia; Myopia - epidemiology; Myopia - prevention & control; Nearsightedness; Parkinson's disease; Sclera; Stem cells; Stem Cells - metabolism; Eye; Nearsightedness; Dopamine; Myopia; Stem cells; Mesenchymal; Sclera

The prevalence of myopia has increased in modern society due to the educational load of children. This condition is growing rapidly, especially in Asian countries where it has already reached a pandemic level. Typically, the younger the child's age at the onset of myopia, the more rapidly the c...