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Technology & AIJul 3, 2026

A device that revives eyeballs from dead donors could make eye transplants possible

It’s not easy to transplant a whole human eye.

It’s not easy to transplant a whole human eye. The surgery is difficult. And the eyes themselves start to degenerate as soon as they’ve left the body. When surgeons attempted it a few years ago, the newly-transplanted eye wasn’t able to see. But researchers believe they might…

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