Aaron (far left) meets with Dr Eduardo Rodriguez (right) in May 2023 to discuss the transplant operation When Texas surgeons had to remove Aaron’s left eye due to severe pain, Rodriguez ...

James, 46, suffered massive injuries, including the loss of his left eye, his dominant ... professionals led by Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez, director of the Face Transplant Program and chair of ...

In New York, Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez ... as much of the optic nerve as possible in hopes of a potential eye transplant. As Rodriguez talked with Aaron about the possibility of doing not just ...

It's not yet clear whether the new eye, which comes from the ... James is healing well, said Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, director of the Face Transplant Program and chair of the Hansjörg Wyss ...

His right eye still works ... that we are going to restore sight,” said Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, NYU’s plastic surgery chief, who led the transplant. “But there’s no doubt in my mind ...

Aaron James (left) with Eduardo Rodriguez (right) Image: Russ Geltman/NYU Langone Health Currently, only the cornea—the frontmost, transparent layer of the eye—can be transplanted as a ...

Aaron James sees his new face for the first time, along with Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez and his ... But, until now, a successful whole-eye transplant had never been documented.

but it's never been performed,” said Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, who led the team. Until now, doctors have only been able to transplant the cornea, the clear front layer of the eye. The recipient of ...

The story of a Henry County man who underwent the world’s first full face transplant is one of those. WDBJ7 decided to catch ...

Haley Ricciardi/NYU Langone Health A year after Aaron James became the world's first face and eye transplant recipient ... face in the crowd," Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, chairman and professor ...