Summary
The CorNeat KPro is a patent pending fully artificial cornea (no donor required) which provides a life-long solution for corneal blindness, pathology, and injury. Its novel approach, technology and surgical procedure bio-mechanically integrate artificial optics within resident ocular tissue. The CorNeat KPro wide aperture acrylic lens, identical in optical quality to the native non-astigmatic cornea, is surrounded by a non-degradable synthetic polymer skirt-like scaffold that mimics the native Extra-Cellular-Matrix and stimulates cellular growth and infiltration. The CorNeat KPro integrates underneath the conjunctiva, a site rich with fibroblasts, which heals vigorously. As a result, the CorNeat KPro skirt assimilates within the eyewall tissue providing a no follow-up life-long solution. CorNeat KPro and its implant procedure is 50% cheaper than traditional corneal implant hence an affordable remedy for millions of people with cornea-related visual impairments.
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| Web resources: | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/190138640 |
| Start date: | 01-02-2022 |
| End date: | 31-08-2024 |
| Total budget - Public funding: | 3 484 466,25 Euro - 2 422 519,00 Euro |
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The CorNeat KPro is a patent pending fully artificial cornea (no donor required) which provides a life-long solution for corneal blindness, pathology, and injury. Its novel approach, technology and surgical procedure bio-mechanically integrate artificial optics within resident ocular tissue. The CorNeat KPro wide aperture acrylic lens, identical in optical quality to the native non-astigmatic cornea, is surrounded by a non-degradable synthetic polymer skirt-like scaffold that mimics the native Extra-Cellular-Matrix and stimulates cellular growth and infiltration. The CorNeat KPro integrates underneath the conjunctiva, a site rich with fibroblasts, which heals vigorously. As a result, the CorNeat KPro skirt assimilates within the eyewall tissue providing a no follow-up life-long solution. CorNeat KPro and its implant procedure is 50% cheaper than traditional corneal implant hence an affordable remedy for millions of people with cornea-related visual impairments.Status
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HORIZON-EIC-2021-ACCELERATORCHALLENGES-01-01Update Date
09-02-2023
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