Retinal resuscitation in post-mortem eyes
Eimear M. Byrne, Umberto Di Vicino, Nairouz Farah, Marta Cadevall Angles, Manuel Fernández Merino, Mikhail Rotkevich, Daniel Caravaca Rodriguez, Mark Balashov, Juan Miguel Guerra Solano, Ibrahim Mm, Jose A. Marin Figuera, Javier José Puig, Alberto Sandiumenge, Ricardo Casaroli Marano, Jack Lee, , Maria Pia Cosma
This study demonstrates that post-mortem eyes can be resuscitated and preserved using a custom device, maintaining retinal structure and light responses for up to 10 hours after death.
bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience