NUS-Wissenschaftler nutzen „eine lichtaktivierte Technologie, die aus den photosynthetischen Membranen der Spinatpflanze gewonnen wird und es dem Auge ermöglicht, kontinuierlich mit Feuchtigkeit versorgt zu bleiben“, um trockene Augen bei Mäusen zu behandeln
https://news.nus.edu.sg/eyes-that-photosynthesise/
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For whatever reason, in the official National University of Singapore (NUS) press release, it doesn’t mention it was tested on mice. In [this article](https://www.gadgetreview.com/scientists-turn-mouse-eyes-into-solar-panels-using-spinach) however, it does mention the tests were on mice
>The process sounds like molecular theft. [Scientists](https://www.gadgetreview.com/german-scientists-revive-frozen-brain-tissue-after-week-long-deep-freeze) blend spinach leaves, extract chloroplast structures called **thylakoids**, and package them into nanoparticles dubbed **“LEAFs.”** When applied as eye drops to mice with dry-eye disease, these particles generate **ATP** and **NADPH** using ambient light—no special illumination required.
This is actually so cool:
*”LEAF administered as eye drops under ambient indoor lighting reversed corneal damage to near-healthy levels within five days, outperforming Restasis. A second preclinical trial also confirmed the therapeutic effect.”*
I never would have guessed that harnessing compounds from chloroplasts could accomplish this.
With all the horrors and crises in the world, we’ve finally done it. We’ve cured
> dry eyes in mice.
Not for anyone else though. This is only for the mice.
>!/jk Obviously they’re the test subjects, but that title… XD!<
It’s not often that mice with dry eyes get such good news