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• carino99 - Sep 16 2009 | united states, news, health

  Nine years of blindness almost drove Sharron "Kay" Thornton to suicide. Kay Thornton, with Dr. Perez, can see again after surgery in which a tooth was implanted into her eye. In the end, it was one of her teeth and a procedure surgeons said was never before done in the United States that restored her sight. To start the procedure, surgeons remove a healthy tooth and part of the patient's jawbone. The tooth and bone were then shaved and sculpted, and a hole was drilled into them to hold the prosthetic lens. Then the whole unit was implanted into Thornton's chest and left for several months, allowing the tooth and lens to bond. This was then implanted into her eye. - CNN.com