Chapter 2948 Three million special groups among the blind
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Seeing the continuous applause from the audience, Wu Hao breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, there are differences within the company on whether to release this product, and the differences are relatively large. Although this product is indeed effective, and Wu Hao and other company executives have personal experience, but after all, this is a health care product
Drugs, or auxiliary drugs, will inevitably cause huge controversy after their release.
Because there are too many examples in this regard, so many health care products have not all disappeared one by one. Even health care products have become a means for capital to make money, and they were very popular many years ago.
Later, with the improvement of public health awareness and the promotion and coverage of related science, people gradually began to lose interest in these so-called quotation products, which also led to the decline of the entire health care product.
And now Wu Hao and the others are going to release such a so-called health product. Isn't this going against the trend of the times?
In the end, after constant and intense discussions, consent prevailed, and this product was released. And in order to convince everyone, Wu Hao said a lot of words.
Although everyone's response is very enthusiastic, he predicts that this product will not cause a sensation for some time after it is launched. It still needs word-of-mouth to slowly ferment. After all, there are too many people waiting to see, and because everyone is so overwhelmed.
There are too many pitfalls in health care products, so you have to be cautious.
But that’s okay. He believes that after a few months of the product’s launch, the results will be visible, and that will be the beginning of its popularity.
Regardless of the fact that this is just a so-called auxiliary drug or health product, its value is no lower than those drugs used to treat serious diseases, or even much higher. As long as it is effective, it will be a huge money printing machine.
During the 20-year patent protection period, they will receive a steady stream of money, and a conservative estimate of hundreds of billions of dollars is not a problem.
Yes, who doesn't care about their own health? In this regard, both the poor and the rich are willing to spend money. This is why the pharmaceutical industry is so profitable.
Another good thing about it is that it is not a prescription drug, so it will not be covered by centralized purchasing and medical insurance. This also means that it will not be priced down, so it can be said to be a huge profit.
This is why many people within the company insist on releasing this product, after all, the profits it can bring are so huge.
"Okay, this is the New Year's gift we give you, a New Year's gift that belongs to everyone. Next, we will give another New Year's gift, which is also one of our technological achievements in the field of medical technology.
Blindness has always been a major disease problem that has plagued our human lives. Currently, there are approximately 23 million blind people in China. Among them, there are about 3 million people who are blind due to corneal problems.
A few years ago, we released intelligent bionic electronic eye technology. Through this technology, we can help patients with missing eyes or eye diseases regain their sight. In the past few years, we have saved more than 50,000 blind patients and helped
They see the world again."
However, Wu Hao emphasized: "In the past few years, we have also seen many unbearable cases and phenomena, and some have caused huge controversy.
For example, there are many patients who are blind due to corneal diseases. In order to regain their sight, they are willing to dig out their entire eyes just to replace them with a pair of smart bionic electronic prosthetic eyes.
As for their disease, they only need cornea transplantation. This is not worth it and makes us sad. Although smart bionic electronic eyes can help blind patients regain their sight, they are not as good as our own eyes.
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In addition, the cost of bionic electronic prosthetic eyes and the cost of surgery are relatively high, and most blind people are people with poor economic conditions, so it is difficult to bear such a high cost.
Although there is support from public welfare funds from us and society, it cannot help and cover everyone.
So we were wondering if we could help this large group of blind people so that they could regain their sight and see this beautiful world."
Speaking of this, Wu Hao paused, changed his tone and said with a smile: "In fact, it is very simple to help patients with this kind of corneal disease regain their sight. The current technology is also very mature, just replace them with a pair of corneas.
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But it's easier said than done. Currently, cornea is mainly obtained through volunteer donations, which is limited by traditional thinking. Therefore, donations are very small every year, and there are even fewer lucky people who can get such an opportunity.
So we were wondering if we could develop a corneal substitute that could be used as a new transplant material to replace the cornea and be used in the eyes of patients who are blind due to corneal diseases to help them regain their sight."
"In fact, research on artificial cornea has never stopped, and it is also one of the hot topics in the entire field of ophthalmology. Although there have been many laboratories and companies in recent years announcing that they have mastered artificial cornea technology, no one has completed it.
There are no clinical trials, and no product has been put on the market, which fully shows the difficulty of artificial cornea technology."
"The cornea is actually the transparent front part of the outer layer of the eyeball wall. It is round in shape, accounts for one-sixth of the outer layer area, and is about 1 mm thick. It is mainly composed of avascular connective tissue. The normal cornea is highly transparent and has a smooth surface.
, convex at the front and concave at the back, shaped like a convex-concave lens, with the edge connected to the sclera like a watch case. The front is slightly protruding, curved like a sphere, and has a refractive effect.
Although it is just a membrane, the internal structure is actually very complex. Histologically, it is divided into five layers from front to back: epithelial cell layer, anterior elastic layer, stromal layer, posterior elastic layer and endothelial cell layer. But in the cleft
Under a light intravital microscope, the six layers of tear film, epithelium, elastic membrane, stroma, Descemet's membrane, and endothelium can be seen.
In addition, the cornea is rich in sensory nerve endings, and any slight irritation, injury or inflammation can cause pain and tearing. If the curvature of the cornea is uneven, it can cause refractive abnormalities, called astigmatism."
"So how to create an artificial cornea is also the biggest problem facing the academic world. Scientists have made various attempts, but they have all failed without exception.
However, so many years of research are not without results. Currently, there are two main directions for the development of artificial cornea. One is artificial cornea, which uses artificial materials to replace the cornea, which is buckled on the eyeball like a contact lens or
It is implanted into the eyeball to replace the function of the cornea and help patients with physical disabilities caused by corneal diseases to restore their vision."