Eye Transplant

A patient who underwent a combined whole eye and face transplant maintained globe and retinal perfusion as well as retinal response to light with no instance of acute rejection, according to a report in JAMA.

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.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Calvin Roberts, MD, program manager at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, discusses two “moonshot” ophthalmology programs from the organization.

John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS, and Jim Mazzo sit down with guests Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, Calvin C. Roberts, MD, Mark L. Baum and Jeannette Bankes to discuss private equity, industry breakthroughs and more.