Advantages of the Eye as a Target Organ for Cell-Based Therapy in the Central Nervous System -- Proof of Principle: Preclinical Data on Retinal Cell Transplantation -- Clinical and Pathological Features of Selected Human Retinal Degenerative Diseases -- Degenerative Retinal Diseases: Cells sources for cell-based therapy -- Manufacturing of Clinical Grade Cellular Products Under Gmp Conditions -- Regulatory Requirements for Cell-Based Therapy for Degenerative Retinal Disease -- Biomaterials and Scaffolds for Cell Replacement Therapy -- Restoration of cone photoreceptor function in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) - retinal cell-based therapy -- Cell Delivery: Surgical Approaches -- Diagnosis and Complementary Examinations -- Cell Therapy for Degenerative Retinal Disease: special focus on cell fusion-mediated regeneration -- Clinical Trials of Retinal Cell Therapy -- Future Directions -- Index.