The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health announced funding worth up to $125 million to help four teams research eye transplantation, according to a press release.
The funding is from the agency’s Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts (THEA) program and aims to help the research teams develop the first complete transplant of human eyes, according to the release. Renee Wegrzyn, PhD, director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), said the program is focused on restoring lost vision.
“THEA intends to revolutionize the reconnection of nerves to the brain