| In development for more than a decade, biosynthetic corneas implanted in 10 Swedish patients over a two-year clinical trial are... | |
| CNET (blog) ( 8/25/2010 4:15:42 PM -08:00 ) | |
| Synthetic corneas prove successful |
| 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... |
| Los Angeles Times ( 8/25/2010 3:16:57 PM -08:00 ) |
| Study Restores Damaged Corneas |
| AP Scientists have created a new kind of artificial cornea, inserting a sliver of collagen into the eye, coaxing the eye's own natural corneal cells to... |
| Wall Street Journal ( 8/25/2010 2:37:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Collagen-created corneas successful |
| By staff writers CORNEAL implants made from human collagen not only improves eyesight in most patients, but also regenerates cells and tissues in the cornea... |
| Herald Sun ( 8/25/2010 2:32:45 PM -08:00 ) |
| Biosynthetic Corneas Show Promise in Transplants |
| WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Swedish scientists report that they've successfully implanted "biosynthetic" corneas in 10 patients,... |
| BusinessWeek ( 8/25/2010 1:31:47 PM -08:00 ) |
| Restoring sight with new type of artificial cornea |
| WASHINGTON — Scientists have created a new kind of artificial cornea, inserting a sliver of collagen into the eye that coaxes its own natural corneal cells... |
| The Associated Press ( 8/25/2010 1:25:58 PM -08:00 ) |
| First Biosynthetic Corneas Implanted |
| Aug. 25, 2010 -- Corneas made in the lab using genetically engineered human collagen could restore sight to millions of visually impaired... |
| WebMD ( 8/25/2010 11:28:51 AM -08:00 ) |
| New hope to restore lost vision |
| Corneas made in the laboratory have markedly improved the sight of 10 Swedish patients with significant vision loss.... |
| BBC News ( 8/25/2010 10:43:14 AM -08:00 ) |
| Eyes on the prize; Ottawa research making waves with fake corneas |
| OTTAWA — Artificial corneas developed by a University of Ottawa scientist have shown promising results in... |
| Montreal Gazette ( 8/25/2010 10:24:38 AM -08:00 ) |
| Canadian scientists envision synthetic corneas |
| Canadian researchers may have made a breakthrough in the treatment of blindness caused by damaged corneas. They've developed a biosynthetic cornea that can... |
| CTV.ca ( 8/25/2010 10:20:42 AM -08:00 ) |
| Scientists use synthetic corneas to restore vision |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists in Canada and Sweden have used laboratory-made biosynthetic corneas to restore vision to patients in a small... |
| Reuters ( 8/25/2010 10:08:30 AM -08:00 ) |
| Biosynthetic cornea implant in humans is a resounding success | |
| Scientists have successfully implanted a biosynthetic alternative to the human cornea in the first clinical study of it's kind. The research, published in... | |
| Nature.com (blog) ( 8/25/2010 10:05:48 AM -08:00 ) | |
| Artificial corneas restore vision |
| Biosynthetic artificial corneas created from human collagen have been used to restore vision in partially-blind patients. The implants led to a significant... |
| The Press Association ( 8/25/2010 10:04:27 AM -08:00 ) |
| Lab-made corneas offer hope | |
| May Griffith displays a biosynthetic cornea that can be implanted into the eye to repair damage and restore sight. (Ottawa Hospital Research Institute)... | |
| CBC.ca ( 8/25/2010 10:00:52 AM -08:00 ) | |
| Artificial corneas restore sight for the first time | |
| Artificial corneas grown in the laboratory have been transplanted into patient's eyes for the first time in an operation that offers hope to millions of... | |
| Telegraph.co.uk ( 8/25/2010 9:01:05 AM -08:00 ) | |
| Canadian Scientist Pioneers Artificial Corneas |
| A researcher at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute has pioneered artificial corneas which could give hope to the vision impaired.... |
| 580 CFRA Radio ( 8/25/2010 4:32:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lab-grown corneas used in transplants |
| STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Artificial corneas grown in a laboratory have significantly improved the sight of people suffering from major vision... |
| UPI.com ( 8/25/2010 3:57:02 PM -08:00 ) |
| Blindness breakthrough: Scientists grow new corneas in laboratory | |
| MILLIONS of blind and partially sighted people are being given hope they will see again after artificial corneas were successfully “grown” in... | |
| Express.co.uk ( 8/25/2010 3:11:29 PM -08:00 ) | |
| A New Study Found Sight Can Be Restored With A Synthetic Cornea |
| (London) -- New research is showing the use of a synthetic cornea can help restore vision in some patients. Researchers in Canada and Sweden made... |
| MyStateline.com ( 8/25/2010 12:15:12 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lab-grown Corneas Restore Sight in Some Patients |
| Dr. May Griffith displays a biosynthetic cornea grown in the lab to be implanted into the eye to repair... |
| LiveScience.com ( 8/25/2010 10:18:56 AM -08:00 ) |