Over two decades, Auckland University's ophthalmology team has grown from one or two lecturers to a thriving department with several professors now producing world-leading research.
One of them is Professor Trevor Sherwin, who has been leading a group of PhD researchers working on developing an eye drop that could potentially repair the cornea.
It has now been spun off into a startup company now looking to begin clinical trials next year.
The university's ophthalmology department, which is also home to the National Eye Bank, is also working on other innovations around the use of stem cells to regenerate the eye.
Trevor talks to Kathryn about the latest in their work to fix some of the most common conditions people get with their eyes.
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