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An eye implant engineered from proteins in pigskin restored sight in 14 blind people
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoTwenty people with diseased or damaged corneas had significant improvements in their vision after...
A 'revolutionary' eye implant made of pigskin restored sight in 14 blind people
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHuman eye with sun reflect, close-up.Getty Researchers restored vision in a group of 20 patients...
NHS rolls out artificial corneas to cut waiting list for sight-saving surgery
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoA 91-year-old man has made history by becoming the first patient in England to receive an artificial...
Cornea implant made from pig skin can restore eyesight to blind, study suggests
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoResearchers have developed an implant made from pig’s skin which resembles the human cornea and can...
Is eye color surgery the new fad? Interest soars as doctors warn of permanent risks.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThese days, there are many ways to get what you want but don’t have. Dimples? Wear cheek clamps....
Christmas gift of sight: Disadvantaged get free vision-saving eye care
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBOYNTON BEACH — Maria Ovalle had cataracts obstructing her vision in both eyes for about two years....
Corneas made from pig skin restore sight in humans: study
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Corneal implants made from pig skin have restored eyesight into 20 people with...
Pig skin protein gives sight back to 14 blind people
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwenty people who were blind or on the verge of being so have had some or all of their sight restored thanks to a food industry byproduct — pig skin....
4 Very Different—But Promising—Technologies Could Restore Human Sight
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 2 years agoDiseases of the retina and age-related degeneration can lead to impaired vision. Scientists working...
OKC surgeon leads the way with vision-saving glaucoma surgery
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma surgeon is among the first in the world to perform a brand new...