Yup, they ironically implanted her canine, aka "eye tooth" inside her eye, to hold a prosthetic lens in place! Read the full, interesting, and somewhat bizarre story here (Fox News).
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Teeth - is there anything they can't do?
In a news story you have to see to believe, Doctors recently performed a procedure known as "osteo-odonto kerato prostheses" on a woman in south Florida. Ok you smarty pants readers, before you read on, let's hear your guesses as to what this procedure might do. In the meantime, here's a huge hint:
Yup, they ironically implanted her canine, aka "eye tooth" inside her eye, to hold a prosthetic lens in place! Read the full, interesting, and somewhat bizarre story here (Fox News).
Yup, they ironically implanted her canine, aka "eye tooth" inside her eye, to hold a prosthetic lens in place! Read the full, interesting, and somewhat bizarre story here (Fox News).
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That is messed up and awesome. I don't think I'll try that in my first year of practice.
The prcedure actually uses a tooth connected to the sensory receptors on the eye to allow a person to see. I think that's what it is, and no I didn't need to read on to know this. I saw the same article a few weeks ago.
Gross. Id rather take a patch and get a guide dog.
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