Dr. Dan Bruce - March 10, 2008
In the world of dentistry (kind of), I came across an interesting story about a man who had lost his sight due to an explosion at an aluminum plant in Ireland 2 years ago. His cornea was scarred so bad that repair or transplant was impossible. The next logical thing to try is to put a tooth in his eye to help him see, right? Well, yes. Part of his son's canine and the associated alveolar bone was harvested. An optical cylinder was then placed in the canine and bone and the whole apparatus was placed in the man's cheek for 2 months to allow a blood supply to form. After 2 months, the tooth, bone and cylinder was placed in his right eye. He now can see well enough to watch T.V., see his family and have a much more normal life. This is an interesting story and it is amazing how the body can adapt to such a surgical procedure. For more information, check out the story at Yahoo! News.
