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    Default Tooth for an eye, and eye for a tooth.

    http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/v...ht-creep-ever/

    Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis. It's a real procedure that really does revive people's ability to see, yet we get the feeling that people will be more, um, excited about how it's done than why it's done. The seemingly Mary Shelley-inspired doctors extract a tooth from a blind person and drill a hole through it, where a prosthetic lens is placed, and the resulting macabre construction is implanted into the blind person's eye. The tooth is necessary as the body would reject an artificial base. It's not at all pretty, and it cannot repair every type of blindness, but it's still a major step forward. To hear from Sharron Thornton, the first American to have undergone the procedure, check the video after the break, but only if you can handle mildly graphic content -- you've been warned.

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    It looks kind of disturbing, but I'd rather be hard to look at than unable to see. That's really cool progress. I wonder how long this has been tested on humans.

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    whatever it takes.................I had laser surgery and it was great.................before that I would have given my nuts to have good sight. They wanted money though which was harder to come by

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    Default Re: Tooth for an eye, and eye for a tooth.

    yikes. it sounds awesome though

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    Default Re: Tooth for an eye, and eye for a tooth.

    what would make someone think of trying a tooth to avoid the artificial base?

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    Wow, thats amazing that they can do that! Yea, a bit creepy, but if I had a loss of vision and this was an option I would go for it.

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    sweet! i fully want one!

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    Mr. Toothy is taking a bite out of blindness. HAHAHA-ha

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