Here’s how it works. 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 complexity of the anatomy of the eye is immense, and despite being considered a well-understood structure, newer knowledge about it keeps surfacing during ongoing research.

The advance marks an important step toward printing lifelike representations of human anatomy ... to the human eye. “Surgeons are constantly touching and interacting with tissues,” MacCurdy said, “So ...

The second explanation relates to the internal anatomy of the eye ... which can be used to create an accurate human eye model for both surgical education and research applications.

Similar to transient hyaloid vascular anatomy in mammalian embryos ... identification of multiple zebrafish mutants that model human genetic eye disease. Zebrafish transgenesis can be achieved ...