Research focuses on common cause of blindness
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 09:31
in Health & Medicine
(Medical Xpress) -- Vision scientist Royce Mohan is focusing in on a treatment for corneal fibrosis, an irreversible pathogenic mechanism associated with the second-leading cause of blindness in the world. The cornea is the clear tissue in front of the eye. It acts like a lens to focus light and also protects the eye. When the eye is afflicted by injury, infections or disease, one of the most common features is that the cornea becomes cloudy.