News Forum - First human eye transplant performed on American man

[Thaiger]

The world’s first-ever human eye transplant has been performed on an American man, following previous successful facial transplants. The medical advancement is significant, although it remains uncertain whether the recipient will regain sight in his newly transplanted left eye. During work, a high-voltage electrical accident severely damaged the face and one eye of 46 year … …

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[Fanta]

4 hours ago, Thaiger said:

However, James believes that nothing could be worse than having a donated eye that doesn’t work.

I would have thought having an empty eye socket was worse than a non functional eye, unless you’re a pirate. 

[1000YearVampire]

Sounds to me like they're not expecting it to work, just experimenting with the nerve regeneration issue; still, higher, ever higher, as they say. I imagine the ultimate aim in this area of research would be to reconnect spinal nerves; it's always so tragic when people, especially young active guys, get paralysed for life