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Nov 2, 2018

Cell-laden contact lens being developed to treat eye injuries

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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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