World’s first face and eye transplant
![After receiving a whole-eye and partial face transplant—the first-ever case of its kind in the world—Aaron James is getting a second chance at life after a severe high-voltage electrical accident. He joins plastic surgeon Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez just 5 months after his procedure.](https://superinnovators.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NYU_Langone_Health-edited.avif)
A team at NYU Langone Health in the United States performed the first-ever partial face and whole eye transplant on an injured veteran using advanced surgical techniques.
A team at NYU Langone Health in the United States performed the first-ever partial face and whole eye transplant on an injured veteran using advanced surgical techniques.