Tissue Engineering

Eyesight Restored with Bioengineered Cornea

Published in Blood Weekly, July 27th, 2000

In separate reports this month, two groups of scientists announce they have restored eyesight to patients with previously untreatable corneal damage, using novel tissue bioengineering techniques.

One report, from Dr. Ray Jui-Fang Tsai and colleagues at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and University of Taoyuan, Taiwan, appeared in the July 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The Taiwanese team reported success reversing vision loss in six patients.

A concomitant report from Dr. Ivan R. Schwab and Dr. R. Rivkah Isseroff of the University of California Davis (UC Davis) School of Medicine and Medical Center appeared in the July issue of...

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