A group of Thai researchers has successfully developed high-quality artificial eyes with cheaper costs for those having defective eyes, the office of the National Research Commission said. The office of the National Research Commission said in a release that the artificial eyes, medically called porous Bovine Hydroxyapatite, BHA, were developed by Col. Assoc. Supachai Wongpichetchai and his team from the King Mongkut College of Medicine of the Royal Thai Army’s medical department. Col. Assoc. Supachap said that, in developing the artificial eyes, he and his team were inspired by the conflict in the past between Thai land and Laos, in which many Thai troops lose their eyes in the Rom Klao battle field. The defective-eye soldiers had to face not only personality problems, but also problems caused by artificial eyes with non-suitable materials and designs, though cheep costs, he pointed out.
“High-quality artificial eyes produced in developed countries, MUs, on the other hand, be imported with very high costs, or about $ 1,000 each. The newly-developed artificial eyes were made from locally-made materials, including burnt cow bones, with the final outcomes similar to the imported ones, but much cheaper,” he noted.
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