Artificial Cornea

Implant Restores Sight to the Blind

Technological advancements have allowed researches from Frauhofer Institute in Germany to produce an aesthetic cornea that may give hope to the blind. The Cornea is carefully layered with a special protein that latches to the natural cornea after implantation.

These sight-saving implants have been tested in the Regensburg University Hospital Laboratory using rabbits’ eyes. Successful results yield the proposition to grant human use sometime in 2008.