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Curve-eye-ture: how to grow artificial corneas

Published on: 20 October 2017

Scientists at Newcastle University, UK have developed a new method to grow curved human corneas improving the quality and transparency - solely by controlling the behaviour of cells in a dish.

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A cornea grown from cells in front with donated corneas in the red liquid

A dome shape cornea grown in the lab using the new technique

Corneas being grown in the lab

Corneas growing over the domed moulds