Ethical Considerations of Whole-Eye Transplantation

Wesley N. Sivak; Edward H. Davidson; Chiaki Komatsu; Yang Li; Maxine R. Miller; Joel S. Schuman; Mario G. Solari; Gerard Magill; Kia M. Washington

Ethical Considerations of Whole-Eye Transplantation

Wesley N. Sivak, Edward H. Davidson, Chiaki Komatsu, Yang Li, Maxine R. Miller, Joel S. Schuman, Mario G. Solari, Gerard Magill, Kia M. Washington

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Abstract

Whole eye transplantation (WET) remains experimental. Long presumed impossible, recent scientific advances regarding WET suggest that it may become a clinical reality. However, the ethical implications of WET as an experimental therapeutic strategy remain largely unexplored. This article evaluates the ethical considerations surrounding WET as an emerging experimental treatment for vision loss. A thorough review of published literature pertaining to WET was performed; ethical issues were identified during review of the articles.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	64-67
Number of pages	4
Journal	The Journal of clinical ethics
Volume	27
Issue number	1
State	Published - Mar 1 2016

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