Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Man receives world’s first eye transplant after high-voltage electrical accident

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Man receives world’s first eye transplant after high-voltage electrical accident

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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

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(9 Nov 2023) An Arkansas man received the world’s first transplant of a human eye after electrical burns destroyed most of his face and one eye. Surgeons at ...

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Ah

Presently, the transplanted eye is not communicating with the brain through the optic nerve.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/surgeons-new-york-announce-worlds-first-eye-transplant-2023-11-09/
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  Still very impressive. I wonder if vision can be restored in near future, that would be amazing.
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  So it’s just an organic glass eye?

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