Man in US receives world's first eye transplant

Aaron James lost his nose, mouth and left eye in a work-related accident.

Surgeons in New York successfully performed a reconstruction that included a whole-eye implant. His vision was not restored, but the first-of-its-kind procedure may help advance transplant medicine.

“If some form of vision restoration occurred, it would be wonderful, but... the goal was for us to perform the technical operation,” said the chief surgeon, Dr Eduardo Rodriguez.

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