The Lifesciences Magazine

An Arkansas Man Gains Optimism After The World’s First Whole-Eye And Partial Face Transplant Meagan James had never expected to see that moment. Her husband Aaron James was the recipient of the first successful whole-eye transplant in history, carried out by a medical team at NYU Langone Health in New York. Aaron received a partial face transplant and a new window into his soul following a work-related accident that resulted in the loss of his left eye and a portion of his face. Meagan first noticed the puffiness following surgery and the brown colour of her husband’s new eye when she looked into it. Aaron’s eyes are a natural ocean blue colour. She also saw his new cheek, lips, and nose, where a little stubble of beard had already begun to sprout. The emotion started when she noticed a grateful expression on someone’s face. She was pleased for her twenty-year hubby. Meagan described the experience as “crazy, great, weird, strange, ecstatic, happy feeling.” “I was just relieved he surv...

  12 New Treatments in Eye Care By The Lifesciences Magazine Incredible imaging, nanotechnology and microsurgery, artificial retinas, and robotic cataract surgery are just some of the recent advances in treatments in eye care that have been made possible by the development of new equipment and procedures. Being an ophthalmologist at ICON Eyecare right now is an incredible opportunity. As eye care professionals in Colorado, one of our most critical tasks is to evaluate novel methods of diagnosis and treatments in order to provide a timeline for the rollout of these innovations to our patients. There are a lot of exciting prospects in the field of eye care that we are keeping an eye on and want to see in the future: Here are 12 new treatments in eye care; 1. Advanced Imaging Innovative  treatments in eye care  imaging technology give your eye doctor a comprehensive view of the inside of your eyes, including cross-sections of the retina and the head of the optic nerve. 2. Ro...