(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) India’s first 3D-printed human cornea


(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) India’s first 3D-printed human cornea

(January-2023)


India’s first 3D-printed human cornea

  • A group of scientists and clinicians at Hyderabad’s LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), IIT Hyderabad, and CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has developed India’s first 3D printed human cornea which was transplanted into a rabbit’s eye.
  • Donor corneal tissue was used for the cornea, which would otherwise have been discarded due to its non-compliance with optical standards.

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Courtesy: Science Reporter