NIH researchers use 3D bioprinting to create eye tissue

Audio-described version:    • NIH researchers use 3D bioprinting to crea...   Press release on NEI website: https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-an.... NIH researchers used 3D bioprinting to create eye tissue: Technique provides model for studying genesis of age-related macular degeneration and other eye diseases. Kapil Bharti, at the National Eye Institute's Section on Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research, used patient stem cells and 3D bioprinting to produce eye tissue that will advance understanding of the mechanisms of blinding diseases. Bharti and colleagues bioprinted a combination of cells that form the outer blood-retina barrier—eye tissue that supports the retina's light-sensing photoreceptors. The technique provides a theoretically unlimited supply of patient-derived tissue to study degenerative retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Full news story: #shorts #stem cells #amd #bioprinting #NIH #research #vision As part of the federal government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Eye Institute’s mission is to “eliminate vision loss and improve quality of life through vision research.” For information on privacy policy and disclaimer, visit: https://www.nei.nih.gov/web-policies/...