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Cornea implant made from pig skin can restore eyesight to blind, study suggests

Researchers have developed an implant made from pig’s skin which resembles the human cornea and can restore sight to the blind and visually impaired, according to a study. In a pilot study, the implant – made from collagen protein from the animal – ...

11 Aug 2022 at 17:13

NHS rolls out artificial corneas to cut waiting list for sight-saving surgery

A 91-year-old man has made history by becoming the first patient in England to receive an artificial cornea. Cecil Farley faced a year-long wait for sight-saving surgery after a human cornea transplant failed, but his surgeon offered him the ...

04 Jun 2024 at 07:10

‘I can see the lovely little faces of my sons’ – cornea transplant recipient

Some 500 patients have waited for more than a year for a sight-saving cornea donation, new figures show. More than 4,000 people in England are on the waiting list for a cornea transplant, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said. The body said ...

09 Oct 2025 at 00:01

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