Health • August 25, 2026

Woman Can See Again After World’s First Transplant of a Central Retina

Originally published on Good News Network

Woman Can See Again After World’s First Transplant of a Central Retina
From Turin comes a surgical world-first: the simultaneous transplant of a complete human macula, along with the cornea, sclera, and connective tissue, from one of the patient's eyes to the other. It allowed a woman blind for several years to immediately gain enough vision to recognize both her son and her faithful canine companion, Joe.
Originally published on Good News Network.
Have a story like this? Submit it here →

More good news