Lab made Cornea brings new hope to people who wish to restore their vision. - Polidicks

Corneas made in the laboratory have markedly improved the sight of 10 Swedish patients with significant vision loss. Produced entirely from synthetic collagen, the implants offer the tantalising possibility for a replacement to human donor tissues. The custom-made corneas work by prompting regeneration of the nerves and cells in the eye. This is the first time vision has been restored in this way. Our ability to see depends on the cornea, the transparent layer that covers the pupil, iris and front of the eye. Made entirely of collagen, it refracts light to focus images on the retina. Damage to the cornea is the second biggest cause of blindness worldwide, affecting nearly 10 million people. In countries where tissue banking is possible, corneal damage and disease is treated by implanting human donor corneas. But there is a worldwide shortage. The "biosynthetic" implants were made from a synthetic version of human collagen designed to mimic the cornea as closely as possible. Fibrogen, the company that made the implants used yeast and human DNA sequences to create the custom corneas. Diseased tissue was removed from the corneas of 10 patients and replaced with the implants. They were then followed for two years after surgery to monitor how well the implants were incorporated into the eye. In six of the patients, vision improved from about 20/400 to 20/100 which means they could see objects four times further away than before the operation. Sight was restored in all 10 patients who received the artificial implants. However, a number of the patients needed additional assistance from contact lenses. They were all on the waiting list in Sweden to receive human donor grafts. Dr May Griffith, professor of regenerative medicine at Linkopings University in Sweden was one of the authors of the two year study. She told BBC News she was surprised by its success. "Our goal was actually just to test the safety of these corneas in humans so the improvement in vision was a real bonus for us. [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11071923[/url]

I guess [i]they made corneas to improve vision[/i]

[QUOTE=House Cat;24348046]I guess [i]they made corneas to improve vision[/i][/QUOTE] Improve = Restore.

I'd say things are looking up for the blind. :smug:

[QUOTE=bravehat;24348108]I'd say things are looking up for the blind. :smug:[/QUOTE] I don't see anything funny in that.

[QUOTE=RetaDepa;24348249]I don't see anything funny in that.[/QUOTE] Are you that blind?

I'm sorry, I don't see your point OP. -gets Swedish Cornea restoration- Oh! Now I see it! Seriously, this is awesome. Now people can have this option along with laser surgery and whatever other methods they use to restore proper vision.

reminds me of this [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSQdEkcm6zs[/media]

:science:

[QUOTE=Thomo;24351200]I don't want to make a pun karma may strike me down and I may go blind myself.[/QUOTE] :laugh:

[QUOTE=Thomo;24351200]I don't want to make a pun karma may strike me down and [b]I may go blind myself.[/b][/QUOTE] that happens from fapping not making puns

Are you guys blind? This is a big joke, they'll never know of such a cure because they won't be able to read it!

God damn science, why are you so awesome?

I'm going blind with rage from some of these jokes

I can really see this helping a lot of people.