4 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
This study will evaluate the use of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSC) for the treatment of retinal and optic nerve damage or disease.
Retinal Disease, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt Disease, Optic Neuropathy, Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy, Optic Atrophy, Optic Nerve Disease, Glaucoma, Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, Blindness, Vision Loss Night, Vision Loss Partial, Vision, Low, Retinopathy, Maculopathy, Macular Degeneration, Retina Atrophy
This study will evaluate the use of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSC) for the treatment of retinal and optic nerve damage or disease. http://mdstemcells.com/scots-ii/
Retinal Disease, Macular Degeneration, Hereditary Retinal Dystrophy, Optic Nerve Disease, Glaucoma
This early feasibility study aims to improve near vision in subjects 55 years or older who have a clinical diagnosis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Subjects must have previously been implanted with either the Alcon Model SN60WF or Model SA60AT intraocular lens at least 6-months prior to receiving the IOPCL (intraocular pseudophakic capsular lens). Subject will be followed for a period of 12-months.
Low Vision, Age Related Macular Degeneration
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of intravitreal injections of ranibizumab in the treatment of AMD variants and other choroidal neovascularization (CNV) related conditions (Coats' disease, idiopathic perifoveal telangiectasia, retinal angiomatous proliferation, polypoidal vasculopathy, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, pathological myopia, multi-focal choroiditis, rubeosis iridis) using the incidence and severity of adverse events. Limited forms of treatment are available that limit the loss of visual acuity. However, the patients may not have any substantial improvement in acuity or function. Therefore there remains a significant unmet need for therapeutic options managing the neovascularization and its consequences. Lucentis (ranibizumab) injection will be considered as an attempt to control the growth of the abnormal vessels because of evidence suggesting that angiogenic factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), play a role in the pathogenesis of neovascular non-AMD conditions. The rationale for the study design is as follows: A 0.5 mg dose of Lucentis (ranibizumab), a commercially available preparation that is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and labeled for intravitreal injection use for neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration will be used. In AMD variants and other CNV related conditions, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a role in the pathogenesis as in neovascular AMD. Intravitreal injection of ranibizumab delivers maximal concentration of the antibody fragment to the vitreous cavity with minimal systemic exposure. The dosing schedule, based on considerations of the half-life and the clinical response in patients with neovascularization suggests that a 1-month interval is optimal.
Coats' Disease, Idiopathic Retinal Telangiectasia, Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation, Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy, Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum, Pathological Myopia, Multi-focal Choroiditis, Rubeosis Iridis, Von Hippel Lindau Disease, BEST VITELLIFORM MACULAR DYSTROPHY, MULTIFOCAL (Disorder)