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Case control study: People who wear reusable contact lenses are nearly four times (relatively) as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 29, 2022 Source:People wearing reusable contact lenses more likely to develop rare sight-threatening eye infection Reference:Acanthamoeba Keratitis Risk Factors for Daily Wear Contact Lens Users
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New approach to regenerate and grow human corneas for transplant
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 4, 2014 Source: Scientists use stem cells to regenerate human corneas Reference: ABCB5 is a limbal stem cell gene required for corneal development and repair
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Artificial corneas show promise in phase 1 study
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 26, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Lab made cornea offers new hope for restored vision Reference: A Biosynthetic Alternative to Human Donor Tissue for Inducing Corneal Regeneration: 24-Month Follow-Up of a Phase 1 Clinical Study
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Corneal stem cell process restores sight
Madely Health Headlines for June 24, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Eye damage reversed with stem cells: study Reference: Limbal Stem-Cell Therapy and Long-Term Corneal Regeneration
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Medical advances restore vision for the future
Four exciting good-news medical stories warrant more exposure. Two of the stories report research into restoring the sight of visually impaired people. The other two stories demonstrate ultrasound technology advances to treat prostate cancer and improve medical diagnostic imaging.