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In 2009, I began my investigation of performing stem cell surgery for untreatable, potentially blinding, retina and optic nerve conditions. Following an extensive literature search, I located a clinic in Dusseldorf, Germany, that was performing retrobulbar injections of BMSC to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Weiss, J.N. (2021). History of Retinal Stem Cell Surgery. In: Retinal and Optic Nerve Stem Cell Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60850-7_2
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