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Implanting Tooth on Eyeball Helps Blind Man See Again
Posted on 8/15/25 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 8/15/25 at 3:55 pm
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(CBC) – A Canadian man can see again after going blind more than two decades ago.
He underwent surgery that uses a patient’s own tooth to help restore their sight.
After going blind nearly 21 years ago, Brent Chapman can see again through his tooth.
Brent Chapman is one of three people who underwent “tooth-in-eye” surgery performed by doctor Greg Moloney and his team in Vancouver for the first time in Canada.
https://www.29news.com/2025/08/14/blind-man-can-now-see-again-through-his-tooth/
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“I feel fantastic,” Chapman said. “Vision comes back, and there’s a whole new world.”
All three patients can now see to different degrees.
The two-part surgery, developed in the 1960s, is a last resort for people with severe corneal blindness.
It involves removing a patient’s tooth, inserting a plastic lens into it, and then stitching the whole thing into the patient’s eye socket.
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Why a tooth? Because they consist of the hardest substances humans produce, making them the ideal casing to bridge the lens and using part of a patient’s own body ensures it won’t be rejected.
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Posted on 8/15/25 at 3:57 pm to Shexter
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The two-part surgery, developed in the 1960s
This is the part that I was not expecting.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 4:00 pm to Shexter
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Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
This post was edited on 8/15/25 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 8/15/25 at 4:01 pm to Shexter
That’s great for them and all… But they look freaky as shite
Posted on 8/15/25 at 4:02 pm to Shexter
I am curious as to why it has to be a tooth.
Could any bone fragment work?
Could any bone fragment work?
Posted on 8/15/25 at 4:05 pm to Shexter
That’s enough internet for me today.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 4:07 pm to Scruffy
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I am curious as to why it has to be a tooth.
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Why a tooth? Because they consist of the hardest substances humans produce, making them the ideal casing to bridge the lens and using part of a patient’s own body ensures it won’t be rejected.
I guess a toothless blind person is just sh*t outta luck.
This post was edited on 8/15/25 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 8/15/25 at 4:11 pm to Shexter
Makes sense.
Just not what I would think they would try first.
I wonder if they went straight to trying teeth or attempted other options.
How strong does the structure holding the lens really need to be?
It isn’t exactly a high tension/force area of the body.
Really fascinating concept.
Just not what I would think they would try first.
I wonder if they went straight to trying teeth or attempted other options.
How strong does the structure holding the lens really need to be?
It isn’t exactly a high tension/force area of the body.
Really fascinating concept.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 4:49 pm to Shexter
Blind baws in Alabama are fricked
Posted on 8/15/25 at 4:57 pm to Shexter
quote:imagine seeing your wife naked after her letting herself go for the past two decades
After going blind nearly 21 years ago, Brent Chapman can see again through his tooth. Brent Chapman is one of three people who underwent “tooth-in-eye” surgery perform
Posted on 8/15/25 at 4:59 pm to Shexter
RTR
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Posted on 8/15/25 at 5:03 pm to Three
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A molar space! So pulled and round! That sewed a patch for me! I once could chew, but now blend food; Was blind, but now I see.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 5:05 pm to Shexter
You can’t hide your smiling eye.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 5:08 pm to Shexter
In the land of the blind, the tooth-eyed man is king.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 5:10 pm to Shexter
Maybe it wasn’t mud when Jesus did it, maybe it was one of his teeth.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 5:10 pm to Shexter
Eye for an eye and a tooth for a eye
Posted on 8/15/25 at 5:21 pm to Shexter
But you also have to walk around looking like a hell spawn.
Posted on 8/15/25 at 5:21 pm to Shexter
I guess they use an eyetooth?
ETA: Damnit harahan.
Eye didn't see it. And that's the tooth
ETA: Damnit harahan.
Eye didn't see it. And that's the tooth
This post was edited on 8/15/25 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 8/15/25 at 5:26 pm to Colonel Angus
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The two-part surgery, developed in the 1960s
Exactly how much acid did the guy who developed this surgery have to drop in order think of putting someone’s tooth in their eye socket to restore their sight?
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