Goethe University Frankfurt. (2021, February 10). How the 3-D structure of eye-lens proteins is formed. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 02 ...

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.