NOME: Claire

PAÍS: EUA

IDADE: 6 anos

DIAGNÓSTICO: Displasia Septo-Óptica

Motivo da vinda para o tratamento:

Claire nasceu com displasia septo-óptica (DSO), uma doença semelhante à Hipoplasia do Nervo Óptico que resulta em um nervo óptico subdesenvolvido e falta de visão. Apesar dos pais de Claire terem tentado outros tratamentos, como uma cirurgia de estrabismo, nada teve um efeito significativo sobre a sua visão. Depois de ler o noticiário dos bons resultados que outras crianças com DSO estava recebendo a partir de tratamentos com células-tronco, seus pais decidiram trazer Clarie para a China.

TRATAMENTO:

células-tronco do cordão umbilical e injeções de fator de crescimento do nervoso com terapia de reabilitação

BEFORE THE TREATMENT:

Before the treatment started, Claire's vision was very limited. She only had light perception in her left eye and could only see objects about 1 foot in front of her and only when they were very high contrast. She also could not distinguish between colors.

AFTER THE TREATMENT:

After coming to China for stem cell treatments, Claire had significant improvements in her vision. The first new thing she was able to do was distinguish between different colors. She could identify 5 different colors, with some confusion between red, orange and yellow. Also, Clarie has started to track bright sources of light and can tell her mom if the light is left, right, up or down. She has also started to identify objects from about 5 feet away if they are large and high contrast. Her parents are excited about what Claire has already achieved and can't wait to see what she will do in the future.