A 78-year-old blind man, Jamal Furani from Haifa, regained his sight after he was implanted with an artificial cornea developed by CorNeat Vision. Photo / CorNeat VisionA 78-year-old legally blind man has regained his sight after a decade thanks to a successful artificial cornea transplant. A 78-year-old blind man, Jamal Furani from Haifa, regained his sight after he was implanted with an artificial cornea developed by CorNeat Vision. AMAZING: A blind man has regained his sight after receiving the first implant worldwide of an artificial cornea developed by Israeli startup CorNeat Vision. Once the artificial cornea is implanted, the material integrates with live tissue by stimulating "cell proliferation" within the eye.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 23, 2021 19:41 UTC