When Brent Chapman first heard his doctor suggest surgically implanting one of his own teeth into his eye to restore his ...

Pioneered by Italian ophthalmologist Benedetto Strampelli in the early 1960s, tooth-in-eye surgery is intended to minimize ...

A blind Canadian man is set to have his own tooth implanted into his eye in a bid to regain his sight. Brent Chapman is ...

After years of blindness, Brent Chapman underwent tooth-in-eye surgery in Canada, where a tooth is used to implant a lens in the eye.

Tooth-in-eye surgery works by removing one of the patient’s canines and gluing a small lens inside. The tooth is then implanted into the cheek to create a tissue lining. Three months later, the tooth ...

As It Happens7:03For the 1st time in Canada, surgeons are putting teeth in patients' eyes to restore sight When Brent Chapman's doctor first pitched him on the idea of having one of his own teeth ...

Brent Chapman, a 33-year-old from North Vancouver in Canada, is one of the first Canadians to undergo osteoodonto keratoprosthesis (OOKP), commonly known as tooth-in-eye surgery. Initially ...

Conservative Surrey-South MLA Brent Chapman defended a social media post for a Pink Shirt Day that has been criticized for ...