The non-human primate (NHP) is an ideal model for studying human retinal cellular therapeutics due to the anatomical and genetic similarities. This manuscript describes a method for submacular transplantation of retinal pigment epithelial cells in the NHP eye and strategies to prevent intraoperative complications associated with macular manipulation.
Seah, I., Liu, Z., Soo Lin Wong, D., Wong, W., Holder, G. E., Amutha Barathi, V., Lingam, G., Su, X., Stanzel, B. V. Retinal Pigment Epithelium Transplantation in a Non-human Primate Model for Degenerative Retinal Diseases. J. Vis. Exp. (172), e62638, doi:10.3791/62638 (2021).