When people go blind, it's often because the cornea is damaged or infected. Many get corneal transplants, but not every patient responds to these, and the supply of eye donors can't always meet demand ...

Many patients who could benefit from corneal transplants are left without treatment due to the shortage of donor tissue. Artificial corneas could address this challenge. [iStockphoto] After years of ...

Claes Dohlman, an ophthalmologist whose research into diseased and damaged eyes led to the development of an artificial cornea that restored vision to thousands of patients considered unsuitable for ...

WASHINGTON - Scientists have created a new kind of artificial cornea, inserting a sliver of collagen into the eye that coaxes its own natural corneal cells to regrow and restore vision. It worked in a ...

Scientists have created a new kind of artificial cornea, inserting collagen into the eye that coaxes its own natural corneal cells to regrow and restore vision. It worked in a first-stage study of 10 ...

Medical science has made remarkable progress in recent decades. Earlier, when an organ in the body was damaged, the only option was an organ transplant from another person. But now, artificial organs ...