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First 3D-printed human cornea developed in India:
- The first artificial cornea to be 3D printed in India was successfully implanted in a rabbit eye by researchers in Hyderabad.
- Researchers from the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H), and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have developed a human cornea that is 3D printed using corneal tissue from a human donor.
