Tag «Non-arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy  (NAION)»

Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study (SCOTS): Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells in the treatment of Non-arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy  (NAION)

Jeffrey N. Weiss MD, Steven Levy MD , Susan C. Benes MD Background: Ten patients with bilateral visual loss due to sequential non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) underwent autologous bone marrow derived stem cell therapy within the Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study (SCOTS).  SCOTS is an Institutional Review Board approved clinical study utilizing autologous Bone …