A 3D-printed Cornea implanted in Jerusalem is the world's thinnest!

Blind patients

The patients who are blind and vision-impaired can wait for many months to obtain a biological cornea taken from a cadaver.Pathologists purchase it at the National Center for Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir in the US or CanadaIt has achieved a medical breakthrough with the first implant of the thinnest 3D Cornea made from synthetic acrylic material and attached to the inside of the patient's Cornea.

Arab from Jerusalem

A 71-year-old Muslim Arab was done with the new implant of the Cornea.His vision in the eye underwent successful surgery six weeks. It was after a long period of impaired vision and significant pain.He already underwent the implantation of a cornea from a cadaver. But his body rejected it about two years ago. His other eyes usually function.The visions through his two eyes are perfect, and he no longer suffers from considerable discomfort due to edema.

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Synthetic Cornea

It was developed and produced by EyeYon, an Israeli start-up in Ness Ziona.For the use of the implant, the company received Health Ministry approval.It also applied for similar support from the US Food and Drug Administration.One of the most significant breakthroughs is that the product to a few hospitals in India, Holland, and China was the first surgery in Israel, and it was the thinnest artificial Cornea in the world.

Cornea implant

The Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva carries out 200 cornea implants per year. Companies also provide SZMC with artificial Cornea for free, but it will add to Israel's basket of health services in the future.It would be rejected because of human fear. The SZMC team decided to implant the EndoArt 50-micron thick synthetic corneal implant printed at EyeYon.

Zadok's Department

Annually 60 to 70 implants of Cornea from cadavers take place in Zadok's department. Half of them who have endothelial tissue on the inside of the Cornea is expected to involve the synthetic ones.Few companies in the US, South Korea, and North Carolina produce biological corneas with 3D printing that risk rejection.