Doctors in the USA performed the first complete eye transplant on a human RIA NewsCiting New York University Medical Center.
“A team of surgeons at New York University Langone Medical Center performed the world’s first full eye and partial face transplant on a 46-year-old military veteran from Arkansas,” the medical center said.
It was recorded that a man at work was electrocuted by a high voltage electric current when he accidentally touched a live cable. As a result, he lost his left eye, nose, lips, front teeth, part of his left cheek and jaw down to the bone.
The operation took place on May 27, 2023. More than 140 surgeons, nurses and other healthcare professionals attended the meeting, which lasted approximately 21 hours.
The statement stated that it has not yet been determined whether the patient will be able to see with the new eye, but that the organ has shown “surprising signs of health” since the transplant. It is also claimed that the surgeons’ achievement “opens new opportunities for future advances in vision treatment.”
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Source: Gazeta
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