This book familiarizes the reader with the current landscape of cell-based therapies for the
treatment of retinal disease including diseases that affect the choriocapillaris retinal
pigment epithelium photoreceptors and retinal ganglion cells. Instead of utilizing a
disease-centric approach to the topic this book-edited by two world-renowned stem cell
scientists-focuses on strategies for developing and transplanting the cells. This includes the
creation of replacement cells cell-based neuroprotection and in vitro disease modeling and
testing. The final chapters briefly review parallel approaches that do not directly utilize
cellular transplantation.The use of cellular transplantation to treat retinal disease has
recently become a viable and exciting therapeutic approach. The visibility of the retina and
its laminar cellular architecture render it an ideal organ for the development of surgically
delivered cellular therapies. Having an in-depth understanding of the current state of cell
therapy for the eye is an essential first step toward utilizing similar approaches in other
organs. Ophthalmologists translational clinician-scientists stem cell scientists and
researchers interested in eye disease will find Cellular Therapies for Retinal Disease: A
Strategic Approach essential reading and it is also suitable for workshops or courses at the
undergraduate or Ph.D. level.
