Becker's Healthcare December 9, 2024
The University of Colorado in Aurora has received a $46 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to research a method of curing blindness through human eye transplants, Colorado Public Radio reported Dec. 9.
Here are six things to know about the research efforts:
1. Kia Washington, MD, a surgeon and lead researcher on the project, said that these efforts have been made possible by advancements in technology and regenerative medicine.
2. She said that while eye transplants have been performed in the past, they were for aesthetic reasons, and these efforts would mark the first eye transplant performed for vision restoration.
3. Dr. Washington said that researchers and ophthalmologists have come a long...
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