Man who's blind for over 2 decades gets sight back after "tooth-in-eye" surgery
- A Canadian man blind for over 20 years regained sight after a rare tooth-in-eye surgery
- As published by PEOPLE, he lost his vision at age 12 due to a severe allergic reaction to ibuprofen
- According to PhilSTAR Life's article, the procedure used his own tooth and bone to support an artificial cornea
- After recovery, he called his restored vision “fantastic”
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A 34-year-old Canadian man regained his sight after being blind for more than two decades. He underwent a rare and complex procedure called tooth-in-eye surgery.
He lost his vision at the age of 12 due to a severe allergic reaction to ibuprofen.
This caused a condition known as Stevens-Johnson syndrome, which damaged his corneas and led to complete blindness.
Doctors considered him a candidate for the tooth-in-eye surgery, a procedure developed in the 1960s and performed on only a few hundred patients worldwide.
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The operation is designed for people with a healthy back of the eye. It involves using the patient’s own tooth and surrounding bone to hold an artificial cornea.
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His treatment began in February when one of his canine teeth was pulled and prepared with a hole for the lens.
The second stage of the surgery took place in June.
When he woke up after the procedure, he was able to see his hand moving. Following recovery, his vision improved to 20/40 or 20/30 in one eye.
He described the outcome as fantastic.
He also said that when he made eye contact with his doctor for the first time in 20 years, both of them burst into tears.
Read PhilSTAR Life's article here to know more about this amazing story.
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