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Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a rare condition, causes severe scarring of the cornea. Dr.
Victor Perez implanted a patient's eyetooth in her eye as a base to hold a prosthetic lens. [1]
In the procedure, doctors remove a tooth, then shave it and sculpt it before implanting it. A
tooth is used because a patient's body would reject an artificial base. In addition, a tooth
provides a stable, living platform of tooth, bone and cartilage that can remain alive, get
nutrition from the eye and grow into a single piece with the cornea. The basic requirement for
the success of the operation is that the patient can perceive light, indicating her/his optic
nerve is functional. [1]
[1] Mississippi woman's tooth helps restore vision miamiherald.com Friday, 09.18.09
[2] Blind woman can see again -- thanks to her eyetooth, miamiherald.com Thursday,
09.17.09
Victor Perez implanted a patient's eyetooth in her eye as a base to hold a prosthetic lens. [1]
In the procedure, doctors remove a tooth, then shave it and sculpt it before implanting it. A
tooth is used because a patient's body would reject an artificial base. In addition, a tooth
provides a stable, living platform of tooth, bone and cartilage that can remain alive, get
nutrition from the eye and grow into a single piece with the cornea. The basic requirement for
the success of the operation is that the patient can perceive light, indicating her/his optic
nerve is functional. [1]
[1] Mississippi woman's tooth helps restore vision miamiherald.com Friday, 09.18.09
[2] Blind woman can see again -- thanks to her eyetooth, miamiherald.com Thursday,
09.17.09