TY - JOUR
T1 - Looking the World in the Face
T2 - The benefits and challenges of facial transplantation for blind patients
AU - Bramstedt, Katrina A
AU - Plock, Jan A
PY - 2017/3
Y1 - 2017/3
N2 - Total bilateral blindness in the setting of facial transplantation is a controversial matter. Some transplant teams exclude these candidates, while others accept them onto their facial transplant waiting list. Using 3 cases, the clinical and ethical complexity of total bilateral blindness is explored. Guidance (medical, psychological, and social) for total bilateral blindness as both an inclusion and exclusion criterion is provided, with the stipulation that total bilateral blindness should not be an automatic exclusion criterion for facial transplantation. Additionally, guidance for corneal transplant in facial transplant candidates is discussed. Suggestions for posttransplant disability assistance for patients with total bilateral blindness are also provided.
AB - Total bilateral blindness in the setting of facial transplantation is a controversial matter. Some transplant teams exclude these candidates, while others accept them onto their facial transplant waiting list. Using 3 cases, the clinical and ethical complexity of total bilateral blindness is explored. Guidance (medical, psychological, and social) for total bilateral blindness as both an inclusion and exclusion criterion is provided, with the stipulation that total bilateral blindness should not be an automatic exclusion criterion for facial transplantation. Additionally, guidance for corneal transplant in facial transplant candidates is discussed. Suggestions for posttransplant disability assistance for patients with total bilateral blindness are also provided.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85016175306&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1526924816679841
DO - 10.1177/1526924816679841
M3 - Article
C2 - 27888277
SN - 1526-9248
VL - 27
SP - 79
EP - 83
JO - Progress in Transplantation
JF - Progress in Transplantation
IS - 1
ER -