For the estimated 12.7 million people around the world who are blind due to corneal stromal disease, a transplanted cornea from a human donor is the only way of regaining vision. But just one in 70 ...

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Researchers and entrepreneurs have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig's skin, which resembles the human cornea. In a pilot study, the implant restored vision to 20 people with ...

The John A. Moran Eye Center’s nonprofit Utah Lions Eye Bank (ULEB) recently celebrated 50 years of working with eye tissue donors and their families to provide corneal tissue for sight-restoring ...

Keratoconus, which is a corneal eye disease that causes vision loss, affects between 50 to 200 out of every 100,000 people. About 12.7 million people around the world are currently waiting for a ...

November marks National Eye Donation Month — a time to recognize the donors whose generosity gives others the gift of sight. One Utahn knows that gift firsthand. What began as an unexpected medical ...

Keratoconus is a progressive condition that causes the cornea—the clear, front surface of the eye—to thin and become more steeply curved. This can result in blurred vision and other visual distortions ...