Tooth-in-Eye

About this episode

The episode discusses the fascinating process of using a tooth to restore vision in patients with severe corneal blindness.

Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, or “tooth-in-eye” surgery, is a real thing, returning vision to patients with severe corneal blindness. Jeff and Anthony explain the astounding process of using a tooth to repair an eye, and the wild road to discovering that it actually works.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff Cannata, Anthony Carboni

Topics covered

• surgery
• vision restoration
• corneal blindness
• medical procedures
• tooth-in-eye

Keywords

• tooth-in-eye
• surgery
• vision
• corneal blindness
• medical innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis

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