50 years ago, scientists tried to transplant part of a human eye

Excerpt from the May 10, 1969, issue of Science News

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EYEING TRANSPLANTS Researchers are still trying to learn how to transplant whole eyes, even 50 years after an attempt to transplant part of an eye.

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Science News cover from May 10, 1969Transplants: Part of a whole eye

After an attempted cornea transplant failed, ophthalmologists in Houston, Tex.,