Hydrogel Contact Lens -- Corneal Melting (IMAGE)

University of New Hampshire

Hydrogel Contact Lens -- Corneal Melting

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Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have created a hydrogel that could one day be made into a contact lens to treat corneal melting. The hydrogel works locally by deactivating the harmful MMP enzymes only in the cornea.

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UNH/UCD

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