Synthetic corneas prove successful
| User: | tom |
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| Created: | August 29th, 2010 |
| Topic: | Synthetic corneas prove successful |
| Message Id: | 74 |
| Conference: | General |
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| Url: | http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-synthetic-cornea-20100826,0,5103821.story |
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| Tags: | cornea, eye, implant, medical, science, via los angeles times, vision |
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"The collagen-based implants could be an alternative to cadaver corneas. A preliminary test shows that they restored vision as effectively as the latter and did not require anti-rejection drugs."