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The First Human Cornea Transplant Using 3D-Printed, Lab Grown Tissue

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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First Human Cornea Transplant Using 3D Printed, Lab-Grown Tissue Restores Sight in a ‘Game Changer’ for Millions Who are Blind Precise Bio completes 1st human cornea transplant using 3D-printed, lab-grown tissue Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Think about cheese.

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Make your thoughts cheesier.

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Now add 100% chicken breast fillet, Chipopla sauce and Ameta cheese melt.

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And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.

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Did we mention it's cheesy?

0:13.9

Cheese.

0:15.8

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0:18.1

Plus and participation may vary.

0:19.2

Subjects availability.

0:22.2

Hey, it's Marcus welcoming you to another edition of Cool Stuff Daily. And on this Tuesday episode,

0:28.7

incredible news for those with sight issues. I'll explain coming up right now.

0:35.4

And now a story from The Good News Network, citing an article from Fierce Biotech and author

0:41.2

Connor Hale. The first successful human implant of a 3D printed cornea made from human

0:48.9

eye cells cultured in a laboratory has restored a patient's site. The North Carolina-based company that

0:56.1

developed the cornea described the procedure as a world first and a major milestone towards

1:02.1

its goal of alleviating the lack of available donor tissue and long wait times for people

1:07.7

seeking transplants. According to Precise Bio, its robotic biofabrication approach

1:13.4

could potentially turn a single donated cornea into hundreds of lab-grown graphs at a time when

1:19.9

there's currently only one available for every 70 patients who need one. For Aria Bat, Precise Bio's

1:27.2

co-founder and CEO, quote,

1:29.5

this achievement marks a turning point for regenerative ophthalmology, a moment of real hope

1:34.5

for millions living with corneal blindness. For the first time, a corneal implant manufactured entirely

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