I have just been checking on this and I am told that it may be a good solution for victims of acid attack. Also it has been done in India since the last few years. I also am aware that another member from Bangalore may be helped by this surgery. If he wants to know more will he please write to me off this list. Regards Kanchan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Subramani L" <lsubram...@deccanherald.co.in> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 17:30 Subject: Re: [AI] Tooth in eye helps blind woman see
Hey: Someone in this list has this condition, this must sound a good news for Rajani Gopal. Subramani -----Original Message----- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Vishnu Ramchandani Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 1:26 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Tooth in eye helps blind woman see 60-year-old US grandmother had been blind for nearly a decade A 60-year-old US grandmother, blind for nearly a decade, has recovered her sight after surgeons implanted a tooth in her eye as a base to hold a tiny plastic lens, her doctors said yesterday. Sight Of Relief: Thornton now wants to see her grandkids. Sharron Thornton, from Mississippi, lost her sight in 2000 when she came down with a case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a rare disease that scarred her cornea. For patients whose bodies reject a transplanted or artificial cornea, this procedure "implants the patient's tooth in the eye to anchor a prosthetic lens and restore vision," said Thornton's surgeon Victor Perez. "We take sight for granted, not realising that it can be lost at any moment," the grateful patient said. "This truly is a miracle." The bandages were removed from Thornton's eyes two weeks ago. She was able to recognise objects and faces a few hours later, and two weeks later she was able to read newspapers. "I'm looking forward to seeing my seven youngest grandchildren for the first time," said Thornton. The Procedure In the procedure which was pioneered in Italy but was a first in the US the medical team extracted Thornton's canine or "eyetooth" and surrounding bone, shaved and sculpted it, and drilled a hole into it to insert an optical cylinder lens. Source: http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/sep/180909-grandmother-Sharron-Thornton -plastic-lens-Victor-Perez.htm Regards, Vishnu Information transmitted by this e-mail is proprietary to MphasiS, its associated companies and/ or its customers and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or it appears that this mail has been forwarded to you without proper authority, you are notified that any use or dissemination of this information in any manner is strictly prohibited. In such cases, please notify us immediately at mailmas...@mphasis.com and delete this mail from your records. To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n Email secured by TPML Raksha Checkpoint To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
