Without glasses

2003/12/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Medikuntza

They want to try an antiticatarate treatment in humans. The treatment consists of replacing the lenses with a polymeric gel. In addition to curing cataracts, it can be a solution for those who need glasses to read from a young age.

The polymer used in this treatment is a liquid material of siloxane. This liquid material is easily inserted and subsequently, through visible and ultraviolet light, passes from the liquid state to the gel state. The average refractive index obtained in eyeball tests of rabbits and monkeys is the same as for healthy eyes. Therefore, the team of researchers has tested in the eyes of a few human beings and has seen that the treatment has the sufficient benefit to allow a simple reading.