Development of a multi-parametric MRI platform to evaluate steady-state water content and optical properties in multiple ex vivo bovine lens.

Summary: Scientists have figured out a new way to use standard MRI machines—the same kind used in hospitals—to look closely at cow eye lenses in a lab. They can measure exactly how much water is inside different parts of the lens and see how it bends light. When they made the lenses swell up with extra water, the lenses changed shape and bent light differently, but the deepest, tightly packed water inside didn't change. This new MRI method is a great tool. It will help researchers test new eye drops and medicines to stop cataracts from forming, without needing to test on living animals right away.