Inventors from LVPEI have been granted Australian patent for potential cell therapy to repair damaged corneas, pending ...

Corneal scarring happens when the cornea (the transparent, outer layer of the eye) is damaged and turns opaque due to ...

When a person's cornea is damaged, the injury can deplete the limbal epithelial cells. As a result, the surface of the eye develops permanent damage -- a condition called limbal stem cell deficiency.

The early techniques involved removing the entire opaque lens in one piece using an incision that went halfway around the circumference of the cornea. It was critical that the lens remained intact ...