When John Jolie was a boy, a companion accidentally shot his left eye with a pellet gun. Though the eye was repaired at the time, the injury cast a shadow that today nearly envelopes his vision.

A woman in Japan with a corneal disease has become the first person in the world to receive a corneal transplant made from induced pluripotent stem cells, according to a team of researchers led by ...

Without transplant donor ... cells on the front of the cornea. Such epithelial cells regenerate naturally, unlike their endothelial counterparts, but the healing process is painful, lengthy ...

It is estimated that there are over 12 million people waiting for a corneal transplant worldwide 1 ... Pandorum is building a pipeline of products to heal damaged tissues.

using air bubble technique known as ‘Deep Lamellar Cornea Transplant’, which is available in very few countries, said Dr Salih Saif, consulting ophthalmologist at SKMC, who performed the ...

The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (RD&E) has become the first NHS hospital in the south-west of England to perform an artificial cornea transplant, managers say. Jason Maddocks, 54, was the ...

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 throughout the park. A little ...

Although glasses can correct some of this, most patients need additional treatment to get their best vision, such as contacts or even a cornea transplant. After your initial evaluation to determine if ...

Despite a worldwide need for more corneal transplant tissue, few options exist beyond human donors. According to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology, just one cornea was available for every 70 ...

For patients with complex corneal conditions, Bumrungrad’s Cornea Transplant Center has a multidisciplinary team of specialists experienced in a range of advanced treatment techniques ...

We explore advancements made in Japan, such as the transplantation of iPS cell-derived corneal cells and retinal sheets. In 2022, doctors in Japan performed a transplant of iPS cell-derived ...