Synthetic Eye Prosthesis: Plastic Artificial Cornea Implants May Offer Hope for Blind Patients, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP Study

ScienceDaily (June 8, 2010) — Donor corneas are a rarity: In Germany alone, each year roughly 7,000 patients wait for that miniscule piece of tissue. An implant made of plastic may soon offer patients – especially those facing their last resort – with the chance to see again.

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