Pitt Doctors Performed the First Artificial Iris Implantation in Western Pennsylvania
August 28, 2026
August 28, 2026
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news:
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Pitt doctors performed the first artificial iris implantation in Western Pennsylvania
In June 2024, a sudden sports injury left Evan Facher lying on the ground, bleeding in incredible pain. The outer wall of his eye, he would later learn, had ruptured. The lens, the clear disc that focuses incoming light toward the back, was destroyed. The retina -- the irrepl . . .
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Pitt doctors performed the first artificial iris implantation in Western Pennsylvania
In June 2024, a sudden sports injury left Evan Facher lying on the ground, bleeding in incredible pain. The outer wall of his eye, he would later learn, had ruptured. The lens, the clear disc that focuses incoming light toward the back, was destroyed. The retina -- the irrepl . . .