Department of Health
Corneal disease is the third most common form of blindness. But for every 70 patients that need a transplant around the world, just one donor cornea is available.
The University of Sydney will receive $35 million to establish a manufacturing facility that will produce, store and ship artificial corneas nationally and overseas.
Funding is from the MRFF’s , which supports researchers to pursue big ideas and develop new health and medical breakthroughs.
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