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A permanent
contact lens has been developed by Australian researchers
that is surgically implanted under the top surface of the cornea, giving permanent correction of vision problems involving refractive error such as near- and far-sightedness.
The synthetic material used in making the lens is highly porous and was specifically designed to be implanted within the delicate eye tissue.
"Almost two thirds of the world's population requires some form of vision correction," said Deborah Sweeney, associate professor from the CRC for Eye Research and Technology. "This research goes some way to providing an affordable, permanent solution to refractive eye disorders."
However, researchers said the procedure is reversible.
The CRC for Eye Research and Technology is hoping to attract funding to begin human trials of the synthetic lens in the near future.
Source: Medical Week staff, week of July 7, 2002
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