New York surgeons announce world's first eye transplant

Surgeons in New York announced Thursday that they've performed the world's first whole-eye transplant in a human.

The surgery is being hailed as a breakthrough. However, the patient has not regained sight in the eye.

In the six months since the surgery that was performed during a partial face transplant, the grafted eye has shown signs of health including well-functioning blood vessels, according to the surgical team at NYU Langone Health.

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