title: A cornea substitute derived from fish scale: 6-month followup on rabbit model.
abstract: A fish scale-derived cornea substitute (Biocornea) is proposed as an alternative for human donor corneal tissue. We adopt a regenerative medicine approach to design a primary alternative to the use of fish scale for restoring sight by corneal replacement. Biocornea with corneal multilayer arrangement collagen was implanted to rabbits by pocket implantation. Our study demonstrated the safety and detailed morphologic and physiologic results from the 6 months of followup of rabbit model. In the peripheral Biocornea, the collagen fibrils were arranged in reticular fashion. Slit lamp examination showed that haze and an ulcer were not observed in all groups at 3 months postoperatively while all corneas with Biocornea were clear at both 3 months and 6 months postoperatively. The interface of Biocornea and stromal tissue were filled successfully and without observable immune cells at postoperative day 180. Moreover, the Biocornea was not dissolved and degenerated but remained transparent and showed no apparent fragmentation. Our study demonstrated that the Biocornea derived from fish scale as a good substitute had high biocompatibility and support function after a long-term evaluation. This revealed that the new approach of using Biocornea may yield an ideal artificial cornea substitute for long-term inlay placement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Liyan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Research and Development, Body Organ Biomedical Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Research and Development, Body Organ Biomedical Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
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