Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez previously performed four face transplant surgeries but in transplanting an eye as well, this was "a first in the history of medicine" Russ Geltman/NYU Langone Health NYU Langone ...

NEW YORK — Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant — although it’s far too soon to know if the man will ever see ...

Aaron James was working as a high-voltage lineman in June 2021, when his face touched a live wire. Seventy-two hundred volts of electricity coursed through his body, costing him his left eye and much ...

Following a groundbreaking procedure involving the world's first whole-eye and partial-face transplant, Aaron James is embarking on a new lease of life after surviving a devastating high-voltage ...

Three years ago, Aaron James, a utility lineman, lost half of his face and his arm when he was struck by a high-voltage electrical cable. Last year, the 47-year-old received a face and whole-eye ...

In a groundbreaking medical achievement, surgeons at NYU Langone Health have successfully performed the world’s first whole human eye transplant, marking a significant advancement in the field of face ...

Earlier this year, inside an operating room in New York City, a man’s life was transformed. When a gruesome work accident occurred two years ago, electric lineman Aaron James received a deadly ...

Axolotls can regenerate optic nerves, retinas, and parts of their brain. Provost's Undergraduate Research Award-winner Ted ...

Japanese researchers have successfully used a transplant of human stem cells to close a hole in a key part of a monkey's retina. They say the achievement could pave the way for better treatment of ...