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Emily Cooke

Scientists develop 'crying' model of human eye tissue

Close up of a person using eye drops in their eye which is very pink and likely conjunctivitis.

Scientists have created the first 3D model of the human conjunctiva — the clear, protective outer membrane of the eye — in the lab, and it even produces its own tears.

The researchers say the new model could be used to study diseases that affect millions of people, such as conjunctivitis, better known as "pink eye." 

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