Cell-laden contact lens being developed to treat eye injuries

Currently, if someone has a damaged cornea (the surface of the eye), it's covered with a "bandage" made from the amniotic membrane of human placentas. While this does help repair the eye, an Australian scientist is developing what he believes may be a better alternative – a wound-healing contact lens.

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Category: Medical

Tags:

• Contact Lenses
• Eye
• Healing
• Injuries
• Queensland University of Technology

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