One significant area of concern is the corneal endothelium, which plays a crucial role in maintaining corneal transparency and overall eye health. Recent research has focused on understanding how ...

thus preventing damage to the corneal endothelium. The stiffening effect is concentrated in the anterior 200–300 µm of the cornea due to the high absorption of UV light in this area.

Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) is the gold standard for the surgical treatment of corneal endothelial diseases. Following its introduction over the last decade ...

In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, Greg Kunst, CEO of Aurion Biotech, discusses positive phase 1/2 data for the company’s cell therapy for corneal endothelial disease.

Cell therapy company Aurion Biotech is moving forward with plans to IPO despite a pending lawsuit from one of its existing ...

The cornea is made up of five layers: the epithelium, Bowman's layer, stroma, Descemet's membrane and endothelium. The outermost layer, the epithelium, is a very thin but tough surface that protects ...

Human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs) do not reproduce in vivo: A person is born with a finite number of HCECs that over time will degrade or deteriorate due to age, disease or surgical trauma.

In 2022, doctors in Japan performed a transplant of iPS cell-derived corneal endothelial cells iPS cell derived-corneal endothelial cell transplants are injected and take about 20 minutes In Japan ...