Surgeons remove scar tissue from the cornea and replace it with a graft ... the cheek and transplanted into the eye. The optical lens, integrated into the tooth, restores vision.

Some specialists say procedure is too complex to catch on in U.S. 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.

“Lab-grown teeth would naturally regenerate, integrating into the jaw as real teeth,” said Zhang. “They would be stronger, ...

A Canadian woman, blind for ten years, regained her vision through a tooth-in-eye surgery at Vancouver's Mount Saint Joseph Hospital. The procedure involved implanting a modified tooth into her eye.

Adults could one day grow their own replacement teeth instead of having fillings—as scientists make a key discovery. This research offers a potential way to repair teeth and a natural dental treatment ...