why do they want my eyes?

[LWS666]

so, this guy made a topic asking if you are an organ donor, and i am.

but it got me thinking, i understand the organs but i have never heard of an eye transplant. can someone please explain to me why they want them?

 

[The Austin]

Because there are eye transplants.

...Thats about it.

 

[Urgh76]

um so the blind can see before your eyes deteriorate and are therefore completly useless?

 

[rokkolpo]

with recent technology we have gone as far as eye transplantation.

didn't we recently manage a heart transplantation? if so an eye should be manageable.

 

[Lukeje]

What do you think goes into the soup in hospitals?

Edit: and more seriously, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneal_transplantation

 

[ThreeKneeNick]

Because they look more natural than plastic ones? I dunno.

You can youtube to see what a plastic one looks like. I do not take responsibility for sparking your curiosity.

edit: wow, was i off... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneal_transplantation
so much for being a smart a**

 

[LWS666]

i did not know that eyes were transplatable. not sure i'd want a dead guys eyes though...

 

[fd18e3d0-816e-11e4-b4a9-0800200c9a66]

I imagine they will use them for research if the eye transplanting technology isn't viable yet. I ticked everything, including eyes, on my card purely for the reason than if i'm dead i have no further use for them and i would want something positive to come from my untimely demise.

 

[TotallyFake]

Because there are eye transplants.

...Thats about it.

I'm fairly certain their aren't, the nerves are too difficult to reconnect.

Now, corneal transplants, they happen all the time, since 1905. They're very good at restoring sight.

 

[Wardnath]

with recent technology we have gone as far as eye transplantation.

didn't we recently manage a heart transplantation? if so an eye should be manageable.

Haven't we been transplanting hearts for years, now?

 

[MiracleOfSound]

"I just do eyes..."

Sorry for the reference.

[sub]See who can get it..[/sub]

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Ghaa...it's the guy being interrogated by Roy Batty.... I can't remember his name though.

 

[aaronmcc]

with recent technology we have gone as far as eye transplantation.

didn't we recently manage a heart transplantation? if so an eye should be manageable.

i hope you're joking. heart transplants are a piece of piss compared to eye transplants. hence why they have been doing them for decades.

 

[awesomebillfromdawsonville]

So that we can trade Sharingans for Byakugans and shit.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

I know they can do eye transplant thingies now, but they are one organ i would never donate. They are far too important to me to give up.

 

[Deleted]

so, this guy made a topic asking if you are an organ donor, and i am.

but it got me thinking, i understand the organs but i have never heard of an eye transplant. can someone please explain to me why they want them?

Ever wondered what an Eye ball tasted like?

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Ghaa...it's the guy being interrogated by Roy Batty.... I can't remember his name though.

I don't remember him having one, other than 'the eye man'.

To anyone else who is confused, this is Bladerunner we're talking about.

[sub]God, that was a great film.[/sub]

One of my faves.

Makes me blub every time

[small]like tears in rain[/small]

 

[TotallyFake]

I know they can do eye transplant thingies now, but they are one organ i would never donate. They are far too important to me to give up.

No, they can't. Not yet. And, like most organ donation, they'll do it after you die (Read:After you stop needing them)