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  • World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Is a Success

    World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Is a Success

    Doctors made medical history by successfully transplanting a whole eye. The donated eye has reportedly survived inside the patient for six months with no major issues so far and shows signs of good health. At this point, however, the patient has not regained any functional sight as a result. A surgical team at NYU Langone Health…


  • Scientists Grew a Brain-Like Blob With Primitive Eyes

    Scientists Grew a Brain-Like Blob With Primitive Eyes

    Now the stem cells are just showing off. An international team of researchers say they’ve developed a lab-grown mass of tissue that mimicked a brain and was able to spontaneously produce two symmetrical optic cups, eye-like structures sensitive to light. But don’t worry — these rudimentary organoids are not conscious.