Third aniridia conference (2016)
The third international aniridia conference will be organized in Duisburg, Germany from August 26th till August 28th, 2016.
The third international aniridia conference will be organized in Duisburg, Germany from August 26th till August 28th, 2016.
Pieter De Backer created in his master thesis at Ghent University (UGent) a proof-of-concept prototype of a contact lens featuring an artificial iris that can dynamically open and close similarly as a real iris. His dissertation was nominated for the “Vlaamse Scriptieprijs”.
The University of Antwerp (UA) and the Catholic University Leuven (KUL) are developing a technique for 3D printing corneas, the transparant tissue at the front of the eye. This research strengthens the pioneering role of Flanders in 3D printing human tissues.