July 5, 2009
The Corinthian: Forty-two year old Martin Jones, shown with his restored right eye in a photograph accompanying a July 4, 2009 UK Telegraph story titled “Blind man has sight restored by having tooth implanted in his eye.” (Via AMERICAblog.) The accompanying story describes the operation as follows: “The procedure began when one of Mr Jones’ canine teeth was removed and converted into a holder for a special optical lens by drilling a hole in it. The tooth was then inserted into his cheek for three months to enable it to grow new tissue and blood vessels. Then finally came the delicate operation to insert the tooth, complete with the fitted lens into Mr Jones’ right eyeball. Within two weeks of the final operation to implant the tooth in his eyeball his sight returned and he was told he had almost perfect vision in his right eye.”

The Corinthian: Forty-two year old Martin Jones, shown with his restored right eye in a photograph accompanying a July 4, 2009 UK Telegraph story titled “Blind man has sight restored by having tooth implanted in his eye.” (Via AMERICAblog.)

The accompanying story describes the operation as follows: “The procedure began when one of Mr Jones’ canine teeth was removed and converted into a holder for a special optical lens by drilling a hole in it.

The tooth was then inserted into his cheek for three months to enable it to grow new tissue and blood vessels.

Then finally came the delicate operation to insert the tooth, complete with the fitted lens into Mr Jones’ right eyeball.

Within two weeks of the final operation to implant the tooth in his eyeball his sight returned and he was told he had almost perfect vision in his right eye.”

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