2023-11-10 20:00:50
The world of Medicine reached a new achievement because the first complete eye transplant in the world. A feat of this type had never been achieved before and now it could be the beginning to help more people recover their vision at least partially.
In this case, the same patient also received a face transplant for aesthetic purposes to achieve an appearance that damages its external appearance as little as possible.
Where was the first complete eye transplant in the world performed?
This unprecedented event was carried out by the NYU Langone Health of New York and required a total intervention lasting 21 hours. While the patient is called Aaron James and he is 46 years old.
Today it was announced that Aaron James, 46, became the first patient in the world to receive ???? n in May. #transplant by eye ????️! It was done by the team of Dr. Eduardo Rodríguez of the @nyulangone along with a partial face transplant. #Surgery #Surgeons pic.twitter.com/FnlDBxt7M4
— Alberto (@almagoch) November 10, 2023
He is a military veteran who works as an installer of high-voltage power lines. It was in June 2021 when he had a terrible accident that changed his life forever. His face accidentally touched a live wire.
The result was a 7,200-volt electric shock that caused irreparable injuries to his face. The most affected was his left eye because it was completely destroyed. In addition, he also had injuries to the area of his left cheek and chin, as well as his left arm.
Although Aaron James He survived the accident, his life has not been the same since. With the help of a medical team, she was stabilized but it was impossible to recover her condition. left eye and it even had to be removed.
Surgeons achieve the first complete eye transplant in the world
After various evaluations and going to several hospitals, he decided to try something unprecedented. Thanks to the preservation of the optic nerve, it was possible to attempt a complete eye transplant.
Aaron James Lost Half His Face from Electrocution. He Just Received the First-Ever Eye and Face Transplant (Exclusive) pic.twitter.com/AYvohhp5gO
— People (@people) November 9, 2023
It took a few months to find a compatible donor and then the risky intervention was carried out. For him eye transplantthe team combined the donor eye with adult stem cells derived from the donor’s bone marrow.
In addition to the above, Aaron also underwent a partial face transplant to improve his physical appearance. In this way he sought to achieve a condition similar to the one he had before the incident.
This had me in disbelief. In 2021, Aaron James took 7200 volts to the face while working as a lineman. He lost an arm and part of his face. Doctors at @NYULangone heard the case and performed the first partial face and whole eye transplant in history. This is his transformation. pic.twitter.com/ohoMVbnNDu
— Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimenez) November 9, 2023
This highly technical and complex surgery is considered a significant advance in the field of face transplantation. Within this field, only corneal transplants are carried out, but a complete eye transplant has never been achieved.
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