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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graeme Massie

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Doctors perform first ever whole eye and partial face transplant | History Defined

NYU Langone Health

Doctors in New York have performed the world’s first-ever whole-eye and partial face transplant on a military veteran who was badly injured in a high-voltage work accident.

Aaron James, 46, underwent 21 hours of surgery at NYU Langone Health which saw the entire left eye and portion of face transplanted from a single donor.

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