Corneas Made From Collagen Have Fewer Side Effects Than Corneal Transplants
Synthetic Corneas Could Bring Sight To Millions
By Andrea Canning, Susan Schwartz and Jessica Hopper
For the 10 million people suffering from corneal blindness, the only way to gain sight has been through a hard to get corneal transplant, but that might change thanks to a medical breakthrough.
Scientists have created a new weapon, an artificial cornea. The bioartificial cornea is made by sewing a sliver of collagen into the eye, almost like a contact lens.
"I characterize this work as a major advance in the direction that we need to go," Dr. Alan Carlson, cornea transplant chief at Duke University's eye center, told the Associated Press.
More...
News on the Net -- Bio and
Archives |
Comments
News from around the world