Caused by bacterial infections or diseases such as keratoconus, thinning of the cornea can lead to blindness if not addressed. An experimental new injectable material could help keep that from ...
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 ...
Three patients undergoing laser eye surgery at a New York City ophthalmology clinic developed Purpureocillium lilacinum ...
The first-ever corneal stem-cell transplants in the U.S. proved feasible and safe, allowed patients to receive new corneas, and in some cases improved vision as a solo procedure, a small preliminary ...
Corneal transplantation is a procedure that involves the repair of a damaged or diseased cornea with healthier cadaver tissue. This is called allotransplantation which refers to the transplantation of ...
Cornea disease and refractive surgery specialist, Majid Moshirfar, M.D., F.A.C.S., of the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah performed the first ever laser-based cornea transplant in ...
About a third of the corneal transplant surgeries in the United States involve people with diabetes who donate their corneas after death. The number of corneal transplants has grown over the last ...
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 ...
>> I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE RECIPIENT OF TRAY’S CORNEA, KELLY BENNETT. REPORTER: IN TRUE PANDEMIC STYLE, IT WASN’T THE MEETING THIS FAMILY FROM TEXAS AND THIS LOCAL MOM EXPECTED AND IF ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Columbus Division of Police Lt. Fred Bowditch spent his career keeping citizens safe from danger. “I worked organized crime for 10 years,” he said. But when he went for a ...