BioSynthetic Corneas A Reality

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BioSynthetic Corneas A Reality?

Posted By Dr. Ari Weitzner On November 10, 2010 @ 11:42 am In Cornea | Comments Disabled

From EyeNet: Researchers have grown real cornea tissue in the shape of a contact lens and have grafted it to diseased corneas, and got pretty nice results, especially when the patient wore a RGP lens on top. No rejection, neovascularization, and nerve regeneration was noted by 24 months. A very promising start.

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