The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has launched the Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts program, which aims to transplant whole human eyes to restore vision, according to a press release.
The goal of the Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts (THEA) program is to restore vision in patients who are blind or visually impaired by reconnecting the nerves, muscles and blood vessels of whole donor eyes to the brain.
The program will “leverage emerging microsurgical techniques, coupled with genetic and cell-based therapies, to preserve or regrow nerves from the eye (Read more...)