Pioneered by Italian ophthalmologist Benedetto Strampelli in the early 1960s, tooth-in-eye surgery is intended to minimize ...

When Brent Chapman first heard his doctor suggest surgically implanting one of his own teeth into his eye to restore his vision, he admits he felt apprehensive. But after speaking to an Australian ...

The complex procedure involves extracting a patient’s canine tooth, adding a plastic optical lens to it and surgically ...

Gail Lane has never seen the face of the man she loves. A decade ago, she lost her vision, leaving her with only memories of ...

Dr. Moloney, in the meantime, prepared Champan’s eye by removing the top layer of the surface ... When it’s time for the second surgery, Chapman’s tooth will be removed from his cheek and placed into ...

A tooth might seem like an unlikely candidate for eye surgery, but it’s actually the perfect fit. “(Teeth) contains dentin, which is the ideal tissue to house a plastic lens without the body ...

A surgical procedure to restore the power of sight to blind patients using their teeth is slowly gaining traction around the ...

When Brent Chapman’s doctor first pitched him on the idea of having one of his own teeth surgically embedded in his eye to restore his sight, he says he felt “a little apprehensive.” ...

Brent Chapman, a 33-year-old from North Vancouver in Canada, is one of the first Canadians to undergo osteoodonto keratoprosthesis (OOKP), commonly known as tooth-in-eye surgery. Initially ...

Losing a tooth can be frustrating—not just for your smile but also for your ability to chew and speak comfortably. While ...

After years of blindness, Brent Chapman underwent tooth-in-eye surgery in Canada, where a tooth is used to implant a lens in the eye. A man in Canada had his eyesight restored after doctors ...

Dental implants have revolutionized the treatment of missing teeth, providing a reliable and aesthetically pleasing ...