I'm not biologist and have no idea if its directly relevant to this procedure, but perhaps this work by Michael Levin's lab could make this hope more optimistic

I'm not biologist and have no idea if its directly relevant to this procedure, but perhaps this work by Michael Levin's lab could make this hope more optimistic: https://www.popsci.com/tadpole-eyeball-graft/ https://www.popsci.com/tadpole-eyeball-graft/