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Keratoconus eye-drops reshape cornea

Postby Enigma » Sun 27 Aug 2017 6:12 pm

Maybe someone heard more about this topic?

http://www.optometry.org.au/blog-news/2 ... pe-cornea/
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Re: Keratoconus eye-drops reshape cornea

Postby Anne Klepacz » Tue 29 Aug 2017 11:18 am

Thank you for this fascinating link, Enigma. Sounds as if this is still some years off but it would be great if it worked. New Zealand is a 'hot spot' for KC, with higher than average people affected, so it's maybe not surprising that scientists are working on innovative treatments.
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Re: Keratoconus eye-drops reshape cornea

Postby Enigma » Thu 31 Aug 2017 12:58 pm

More:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDn-COxytjI
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Re: Keratoconus eye-drops reshape cornea

Postby Enigma » Mon 22 Jan 2018 11:46 am

I hope it will happen in the near future ... https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/ ... rphan-Drug
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