Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Biosynthetic corneas restore vision in humans

Source: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Date: August 25, 2010

Summary:

A new study from researchers at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada and Linköping University in Sweden has shown that biosynthetic corneas can help regenerate and repair damaged eye tissue and improve vision in humans. The results, from an early phase clinical trial with 10 patients, are published in the August 25th, 2010 issue of Science Translational Medicine.