This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...
November marks National Eye Donation Month — a time to recognize the donors whose generosity gives others the gift of sight. One Utahn knows that gift firsthand. What began as an unexpected medical ...
In an ongoing phase 1 clinical trial, a patient who was recognized as legally blind was implanted with a 3D bioprinted corneal implant.According to a press release from Precise Bio, the implant, known ...
PHILADELPHIA — A special meeting was held in Philadelphia for two families linked through an eye-opening transplant. Debbie Krigstein's vision was restored following a cornea transplant, and she got a ...
Some 500 patients have waited for more than a year for a sight-saving cornea donation, with new figures revealing a critical shortage across England. More than 4,000 individuals are on the waiting ...
An 85-year-old woman who has a degenerative eye condition said a vital cornea transplant now means she can care for her husband, who is living with dementia. Ann Mallet, from Ashbourne in Derbyshire, ...
A new study comparing Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), a more established procedure for cornea transplant, suggests that potential ...
It's a day trip to the Potawatomi Zoo for the Chavez family. Oliver Chavez, a four year old from South Bend is now able to visit and see all the different animals ...
Eye injuries that damage the cornea are usually irreversible and cause blindness. But a new clinical trial has repaired this damage in patients thanks to a transplant of stem cells from their healthy ...
In a country where the shortage of donor corneas often stands between a patient and restored vision, an innovative eye surgery developed in India is offering new hope. Known as Pinhole Pupilloplasty ...
The proposed task force will include senior government officials, representatives from the State Organ and Tissue Transplant ...
A special meeting was held in Philadelphia for two families linked through an eye-opening transplant. Debbie Krigstein's vision was restored following a cornea transplant, and she got a chance to meet ...