{"id":23370,"date":"2024-09-10T05:15:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T05:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=23370"},"modified":"2024-09-10T05:24:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T05:24:30","slug":"scientists-laud-promising-results-from-worlds-first-whole-eye-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2024\/09\/scientists-laud-promising-results-from-worlds-first-whole-eye-transplant\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists laud promising results from world’s first whole eye transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONITORING (SW) –\u00a0A surgical team at NYU Langone Health performed the world’s first whole-eye and partial-face transplant\u00a0in\u00a0May 2023<\/span>\u00a0for 46-year-old military veteran\u00a0Aaron James<\/span>, who had survived a high-voltage electrical accident at work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over a year later, James has made a remarkable recovery and is back to daily life.<\/p>\n

A study\u00a0published\u00a0September 9<\/span>\u00a0in the\u00a0Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA<\/i>)\u00a0<\/i>reveals clinical outcomes and discoveries from the past year. Notably, the transplanted donor eye has maintained normal pressure and blood flow over time, contrary to findings from animal models of whole-eye transplants, where the eye often shrank significantly.<\/p>\n

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World’s first eye transplant is ‘a huge step forward’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although the transplanted eye has not regained vision, electroretinography\u2014a test that measures the retina’s electrical response to light\u2014shows a photoreceptor response, indicating that rods and cones, the light-sensitive nerve cells in the eye, survived the transplant. This electrical response converts light into signals that ultimately the brain could interpret for vision, giving hope for the future of whole-eye transplants with an aim to restore sight.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0JAMA<\/i>\u00a0study, led by Dr. Rodriguez and his colleagues in the Hansj\u00f6rg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, the Departments of\u00a0Ophthalmology\u00a0and\u00a0Radiology, and NYU Langone’s\u00a0Transplant Institute, details the 21-hour surgery that utilized innovative microsurgical techniques, customized surgical devices, and cell-based therapies.<\/p>\n

This procedure included the first attempt in injecting stem cells into a human optic nerve during transplant, aiming to enhance nerve regeneration. The team also notes the challenges of a combined whole-eye and partial-face transplant but demonstrates that the procedure can restore important functions and structures for the patient.<\/p>\n

The study also reports the results of clinical tests on the transplanted donor eye conducted over the past year, using various evaluation methods. The examinations showed several hopeful results, like normal eye pressure, good blood flow in the eye, and some remaining structure in the retina.<\/p>\n

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