Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), is a set of diseases with a common characteristic propensity to cause progressive rod cell degeneration in the retina of the eye. RP is recognized as a disease that affects night vision and the outer areas of vision slowly going on to affect the central vision of an individual. There is little cure for RP though with advanced treatment for this condition, including the stem cell therapy, there is hope for the affected. In India, Stem Cell Cure provides latest treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa wherein the disease can be arrested or possibly induced to regression.
RP patients seeking solution of their vision problem have found India as the best destination offering technology advancement, care by professional and cost effective treatment.
What is Retinitis Pigmentosa?
Retinitis Pigmentosa is a collective term given to describe a number of hereditary diseases that leads to gradual loss of vision due to the death of the photorecepter cells in the retina. These cells are useful for generating vision since light is converted to electrical impulses that the brain can decipher. As these cells are gradually destroyed, eyesight is gradually affected and may progress to complete blindness.
Symptoms of RP
It typically begins in childhood or adolescence and may include:
Night blindness
Problems with peripheral or more precisely lateral vision Problems in adapting to low light conditions
Visual tunnel (the restriction or limitation of the visual field.)
Though RP is a genetic disorder and cannot be eradicated, stem cell therapy and regenerative medicines have shown emergence of ways to slow the rate of RP and enhance vision.
Stem cell application to treat Retinitis pigmentosa
Stem cell treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa could bring a revolution in the field of treatment as it offers the chances of replacing dead cells and bring back vision. Stem cells are those cells that can transform, or ‘differentiate’, into any other cell type including retinal cells, thus making them very useful in treating retinal degeneration. At “Stem Cell Cure,” we employ all modern approaches of stem cells to build new beneficial tissue among retinal cells and restore the damaged areas in the retina. We use MSCs in the therapy and these are obtained from safe and ethical sources such as umbilical cord tissue or adipose tissue. These stem cells are usually delivered into the patient’s eye potentially replacing damaged retinal cells, promoted cell proliferation as well as the overall retinal functionality.
How Stem Cell Therapy Is Done For RP
- Cell Regeneration: MSCs have the potential to differentiate into retinal cells, restore the damaged tissue and promote the regeneration in the damaged areas of the RET.
- Improved Blood Supply: Stem cells can help in improving the blood vessels flow in the retina enhancing nutrient and oxygen flow.
- Neuroprotection: Stem cell therapy assists by safeguarding the rest of the healthy retinal cells in order to maintain a person’s sight.
- Vision Restoration: Stem cell therapy is still a way off from correcting RP’s full effects but the results are capable of partially reversing it where the patient gains vision again.
India for Retinitis Pigmentosa treatment? India has emerged as the preferred medical tourism destination to get stem cell therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa. ‘Stem Cell Cure’ is one of the most advanced clinics offering RP treatments that are very effective.