What Is an Ocular Prosthesis?

Artificial eye cornea refers to artificial corneal endothelium, which is a layer of corneal endothelial cells that can be transplanted in vitro using artificial methods. Tissue-engineered human corneal endothelium (abbreviated as artificial corneal endothelium) developed by the Corneal Tissue Engineering Laboratory of Ocean University of China has successfully completed corneal transplantation experiments in rabbits, cats and monkeys. This is the first time in the world that it is an important part of the cornea The corneal endothelium can already be manufactured artificially, and it is expected to enter clinical trials at the end of 2010 or early 2011. This research result will effectively alleviate the shortage of cornea in medical eyes.

Artificial cornea

Artificial eye cornea refers to artificial corneal endothelium, which is a layer of corneal endothelial cells that can be transplanted in vitro using artificial methods. by

1. There is a problem with the cornea. In the past, people could only wait for others to donate a corneal transplant. However, because the corneal donation rate is extremely low, only people who can actually perform corneal transplantation in China account for

1.At present, the main cause of the disease is due to

Corneal surgery

1. As far as China is concerned, the cost of corneal transplantation is about 10,000 to 20,000 RMB. Due to the serious lack of donor cornea, most patients who need corneal transplantation cannot perform surgery immediately, and must wait in line at the hospital to provide cornea. However, China s corneal donation business started late, and has not yet formed large-scale and normative standards. Most patients have no opportunity to undergo transplant surgery.

2. Human clinical trials will be conducted as soon as the end of 2010, and the first batch will undergo 300 cases of surgery. Human clinical trials will end within two years and, if nothing else, large-scale human applications will be available within two to three years. The price of artificial corneal endothelial donor is about 10,000 to 12 thousand.

3. At present, they have planned to apply for the establishment of the National Engineering Laboratory of the Development and Reform Commission. At present, the technology still faces problems such as medical registration, human clinical experiments, and marketing. It really takes time to rely on the "artificial corneal endothelium" to make the blind corneal endothelium patients reappear.