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doe whole eye transplants to restore vision exist?
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doe whole eye transplants to restore vision exist?

I have a 10 month old niece born blind due to a disease whose name I don't know.  Is there a possibility of a complete eye transplant to at least give her some sight?  Thank you.
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Unfortunately, no. You would need to make 1.5 million reconnections to the brain, per eye. Each connection would have to be made with the exactly correct "wire."
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