At first glance, the phrase “tooth-in-eye” might seem like something that would destroy vision rather than save it. However, this “tooth-in-eye” actually refers to a procedure that’s been working ...

Brent Chapman lost his vision at 13 years old after experiencing a rare allergic reaction Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared ...

What exactly is tooth-in-eye surgery, and how does it help people see again? Picture a solution so unusual it sounds like ...

(CNN) — When Brent Chapman was 13, he took ibuprofen during a Christmas basketball game. It was a drug he had taken before, but what happened next was anything but routine: He had a severe reaction ...

Brent Chapman can see again after doctors pulled out one of his teeth, flattened it, drilled a hole in it, placed a lens inside and implanted the tooth in one of his eyes. It seems bizarre, but the ...

Doctors in Florida restore a woman's sight by implanting a tooth in her eye. Sept. 17, 2009— -- Forget about an eye for an eye -- doctors in Florida have taken a blind woman's tooth, and used it ...

Brent Chapman, 34, of Canada, lost his vision more than 20 years ago after a rare allergic reaction damaged his corneas The uncommon "tooth-in-eye" procedure was developed in the 1960s and has only ...