Eye-tooth restores sight

Published: 21 September 2009 y., Monday

60-year-old Kay Thornton's been blind for nine years. A rare skin condition called Stevens-Johnson syndrome robbed her of her sight. Now she's able to see again after surgeons in the United States implanted one of her own teeth to anchor a man-made lens inside her eye.

Šaltinis: Reuters
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