Visual observations of an American patient with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy after purported injections of stem cells in China

Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Apr;130(4):532-4. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.1665.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blindness / etiology*
  • China
  • Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Infusions, Spinal
  • Medical Tourism*
  • Nerve Fibers / pathology
  • Optic Atrophy / etiology*
  • Optic Atrophy / physiopathology
  • Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber / physiopathology
  • Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber / therapy*
  • Papilledema / etiology*
  • Papilledema / physiopathology
  • Retinal Ganglion Cells / pathology
  • Scotoma / etiology
  • Scotoma / physiopathology
  • United States
  • Visual Acuity / physiology
  • Visual Fields / physiology