With the advancement of science and technology, we are faced with developments in medicine that we cannot imagine. One of them is undoubtedly organ transplants.

Liver, kidney, heart… We have already normalized their transplants. What about the eye? Is there such a thing as an eye transplant?

Let’s start with the basics: what is organ transplantation?

Organ transplantation is the process of replacing a diseased or dysfunctional organ with a healthy organ. For this; between donor and recipient Tissue and blood group compatibility necessary.

The organ taken from the donor is stored in cooling solutions after the problematic organ has been removed from the patient to be transplanted. the healthy organ of the donor be placed.

Is eye transplantation possible?

Until 2023, eye transplants were only corneal transplants. at New York University Langlone Health in May 2023, world’s first complete eye transplant It was done. In the operation that lasted 21 hours; The entire left eye, the bone socket around it and the blood vessels were transplanted.

Aaron James, a tension line worker who had an eye transplant; life in 2021 as a result of an electrical accident He lost his left arm, left eye, jaw and nose.

However, James could no longer see.

Although James has an eye again, it is not possible to connect the donor’s optic nerves to James’ brain. Optic nerve, which sends information from the retina to the brain It is part of the central nervous system and how to regenerate this system is still a mystery.

James’ eye started to react slightly to light five months after surgery. Maybe in the future As technology and science develop, a cure for complete vision loss may be found. But for now, this is where we stand regarding eye transplantation.

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