Arkansas Veteran Successfully Receives World's First Whole Eye and Partial Face Transplant

Aaron James, a military veteran who survived a lethal 7200-volt electrical shock in 2021, underwent a 21-hour surgery in May 2023, receiving an entire left eye and partial facial features from a single donor in a groundbreaking procedure at NYU Langone Health; while complete restoration of his sight remains uncertain, remarkable signs of health observed months following the surgery present a promising outlook.