Corneal Nerve Regeneration study

[Raginator]

Yet another article about corneal nerve regeneration, using growth factors.

http://www.iovs.org/cgi/content/abstract/51/2/804

Dated September 2009.

For those of us with Dry eye as a result of refractive eye surgery, what do you think about this study?

And... what do you think about studies in general?

This isn't the first time I've read a study about using growth factors and proteins and whatnot to "regenerate" corneal nerves... in a laboratory with bunny rabbits.

On the one hand, I'm hopeful about this study!
On the other hand, I have to be realistic.

Any thoughts on this article?
Any thoughts about articles in general?

Thank you all.

[wetEyes]

Damn, all these bunnies and rats getting top-notch medical treatment while we are stuck with warm compresses from the Middle Ages

Seriously though, I think that at some point this will be available. The only question is whether "at some point" is in 3, 10, 20 or 50 years

[vman]

hopefully sooner

In principle, since this is a biologic, and not a synthetic drug, it can be approved faster...at least as I understand current FDA authority. there is some movement to give the FDA more authority over biologics, from what I understand...