Researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand are looking to proteins found in fish eyes as way to develop human corneal replacements.
Although about 10 million people globally suffer from corneal blindness, reportedly only 100,000 transplants are performed each year due to a lack of donor corneas. University of Auckland researchers are studying using recycled proteins from the eye lenses of New Zealand hoki fish to create new biomaterials for corneal tissue engineering.
The researchers were recently awarded an Emerging Researcher First Grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand for their research.
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Source: University of Auckland