Irishman Regains Sight With Osteo Odonto Keratoprosthesis

“I thought I was going to be blind for the rest of my life,” said the 57-year-old. Doctors told him there was nothing they could do for him.  McNichol said he heard about the Osteo operation and decided to try it. The operation involves using a tooth from the patient to create a support for an artificial cornea.

Dr. Christopher Liu at the Sussex Eye Hospital in England performed the operation using a tooth from McNichol’s 23-year-old son.

“Now I have enough sight got me to get around and I can watch television. I have come out from complete darkness to be able to do simple things,” McNichol says.

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