2/10/2022- 8:49 a.m.
An artificial cornea developed by an Israeli company has been successfully implanted in the eye of a man who lost his sight a decade ago.
According to a release by CorNeat Vision, the 78-year-old patient regained his vision after the CorNeat KPro device was implanted into the eye.
The company said the implant replaces deformed, scarred or opacified corneas as it melds with the eye wall. The device is designed to integrate with ocular tissue using a patented synthetic non-degradable nanofabric skirt, which is placed under the conjunctiva.
The procedure was performed Jan. 11 by Professor Irit Bahar, the head of the ophthalmology department at Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Israel.
first trial includes blind patients who are not suitable candidates for- or have failed one or more corneal transplantations,” Aley-Raz said in the statement.
“Our first trial includes blind patients who are not suitable candidates for- or have failed one or more corneal transplantations,” Aley-Raz said in the statement.
“Given the visual performance of our device, the expected healing time and retention, and the fact that it cannot carry disease, we plan to initiate a second study later this year with broader indications to approve our artificial cornea as a first line treatment, displacing the use of donor tissue used in full thickness corneal transplantations.”
