Restoring Vision: Making Whole Eye Transplantation a Reality

Dr. Calvin Roberts discusses the ARPA-H program, THEA, Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts. This national program aims to bring together the expertise of vision scientists from multiple universities and laboratories to restore vision to those who are blind, by transplanting a donor eye.
Recent advances in regenerative medicine and biomaterials may allow the functional reconnection of nerves and blood vessels to make this centuries-old dream a reality.