A year after undergoing the first whole-eye and partial-face transplant, Aaron James is finding beauty in the mundane. He can finally appreciate solid foods again — smelling is even a simple ...

A patient who underwent the world's first whole-eye and partial-face transplant has healed astonishingly well more than a year after the 21-hour surgery, a new report says.

Arkansas dad Aaron James, 47, received the world's first face and eye transplant after losing half his face when he was electrocuted on the job as a lineman. One year later, he tells PEOPLE, "I ...

But now, one year after he received what his medical team says is the the world's first whole eye and partial face transplant, he's finally getting comfortable again with the face that greets him ...

World’s first whole-eye transplant: the innovations that made it possible The first face transplant to also include an eyeball was a surgical coup — but restoring vision remains a challenge.

A veteran who received the world's first whole-eye transplant recently traded in his old license plate, featuring his injured face, for a new one showing off his recovery. Utility line worker ...

A US military veteran who received the world's first whole-eye transplant has made significant progress a year later and has been able to resume his normal life, researchers say. Aaron James, 46 ...

In May of 2023, there was a massive advance in the world of organ transplantation: the first whole human eye and partial face transplant. The man at the center of this procedure is 46-year-old Aaron ...

Last year, the 47-year-old received a face and whole-eye transplant – the first of its kind. The surgery took 21 hours and involved 140 healthcare professionals.

NYU Langone patient Aaron James underwent the first whole-eye and partial-face transplant following a near-death electrocution. He's reflecting on the surgery a year later.

A year after Aaron James became the world's first face and eye transplant recipient, he tells PEOPLE he's dealing with one very unexpected problem: What should he do with all his extra time now ...