Great. This will indeed reduce the waitting period for getting the donated cornia. On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 23:58 -0700, S K wrote: > Artificial corneas restore sight > > > Revolution In Petri Dish: Twin Breakthroughs Raise Hope For Millions > > > London: Lab-grown artificial corneas have been transplanted into patients’ > eyes for the first time, offering hope to millions of partially sighted > people. > The new technique involves growing human tissue or collagen in the lab and > then shaping it, using a contact lens mould. > Damaged and scarred tissue from the front of the eye is then removed and > the “biosynthetic” replacement is stitched in its place, reports the > Telegraph. Ultimately, existing cells and nerves in the eye grow over the > artificial cornea, incorporating it fully into the eye. > Globally, diseases that lead to clouding of the cornea affect more than 10 > million people, making them the most common cause of blindness. > The first trials of the operation have shown that it is just as successful > as live tissue transplantation and in some cases patients have had their > sight fully restored. > May Griffiths, of Linkoping University, Sweden, who led the study, said: > “We were very excited by the results. The study is the first to show that an > artificially fabricated cornea can integrate with the human eye and stimulate > regeneration.” > “With further research, this approach could help restore sight to millions > of people who are waiting for a donated human cornea for transplantation,” > Griffiths added. > The cornea is a vulnerable shield or lens protecting the eye and plays a > key role in creating vision. Patients did not experience any rejection > reaction or require long-term immune suppression, which are serious > sideeffects associated with the use of human donor tissue. IANS > > > NEW VISION: Researcher May Griffith displays a biosynthetic cornea that can > be implanted into the eye to restore sight SK > > > > Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with > disability bill at: > http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
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