The Brent cap of the caps is 13 years old, but after a rare operation with its own teeth, the world has seen again.
For the first time in Canada, a unique operation to restore vision using a toothache was carried out, according to popular science and CBC.
The patient was Brent Capen from Northern Vancouver, blinded to 13 due to a rare autoimmune reaction. For life, he underwent about 50 operations, but not one of them helped to return a steady vision. A rare procedure for osteodontaratoquerat Azing (OOKP) is a success for him.
“For ten years I didn’t see what I was in myself … I was a happy case – and I found the opportunity to see again,” Brent shared.
This high operation is made up of several stages. The doctors first removed a tooth (usually fang) in the patient, made a hole in it and insert a small plastic lens there. Then this implant “ripens” under the skin of the cheeks for months. Next, the damaged cornea was replaced by a graft with bush tissues, and the lens tooth was planted in the eye.
At first, Capen was skeptical of this procedure, but changed his mind after a conversation with a woman from Australia, to whom a surgery returned the sight after 20 years of complete blindness.
“This may seem unbelievable, from the field of science fiction, but he is currently in the field!” – admire Brent.
In 1960, the OOKP procedure was developed by Italy doctor Benedetto Stampelli. It is complicated and used only in 10 countries of the world, but no doubt proves its high efficiency.
According to Italy study conducted in 2022, 94% of patients continue to see at least 27 years after surgery. However, due to possible complications, surgeons carry it with only one eye.
Doctors hope that the success of this operation in Canada will help make the procedure more accessible to patients with severe blindness worldwide.
Earlier it was reported that the Japanese company launched a camera for people with poor vision.
Source: korrespondent
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