Pig skin corneal implant restores sight in blind, visually impaired - Video
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Overview
A team of international researchers, including from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in India, have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig's skin, which resembles the human cornea and restored vision among the people with blindness and those who are visually impaired.
The bioengineered implant acts as an alternative to the transplantation of donated human corneas, which are scarce in countries where the need for them is greatest.
Reference:
Mehrdad Rafat, Mahmoud Jabbarvand, et al, Bioengineered corneal tissue for minimally invasive vision restoration in advanced keratoconus in two clinical cohorts, 11 AUG 2022, Nature Biotechnology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01408-w
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