Medical history made as surgeons successfully restore sight to legally blind patient using world's first 3D printed corneal ...

The human eye belongs to a general group of eyes found in nature called "camera-type eyes." Just as a camera lens focuses light onto film, a structure in the eye called the cornea focuses light onto a ...

Purpose This paper briefly reviews current explanations for corneal transparency and uses a well-developed model to try to explain the increased light scattering either accompanying corneal swelling ...

For patients with severe corneal injuries, blindness has often been seen as a life sentence. But a new eye stem cell transplant may change that. Scientists at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have ...

Corneal transplant surgeon Dr. Reuben Rama Aquino of ACES Eye Referral Clinic does an unusual job. He brings donor cornea from a cadaver back to life to a recipient patient who is alive. Yes in many ...

The cornea functions as the major refractive interface for vision and protects the internal eye from insult. Current understanding of innate immune responses to corneal infection derives from a ...

Because the cornea is as smooth and clear as glass but is strong and durable, it helps the eye in two ways: It helps to shield the rest of the eye from germs, dust, and other harmful matter. The ...

The cornea is essential to vision. It refracts and focuses light entry, acts as a filter screening out damaging ultraviolet rays, and helps shield the rest of the eye from harmful matter. Because the ...