For the 1st time in Canada, surgeons put teeth in patients' eyes to restore sight | CBC Radio

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- Doctors in Canada successfully performed a unique surgery to implant a tooth in a patient's eye to help restore their vision.
- The patient, a 38-year-old woman, had a corneal disease that caused significant vision loss. The tooth implant was used as a scaffold to help regrow the patient's cornea and improve her eyesight.
- This innovative procedure, known as osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, is a complex and rare surgery that involves using the patient's own tooth as a base to support a prosthetic lens, helping to restore vision in cases where traditional corneal transplants are not possible.

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