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Meet the scientists 3D printing corneas to restore people's vision, potentially filling a worldwide shortage of transplantable tissue


Corneal blindness affects millions of people globally, but donor tissue for transplants is in short supply. These researchers believe that 3D bioprinting can help close that gap.

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