10 types of surgeries you won’t believe exist – #2 will make you shiver! (With Pictures)

2. Tooth-In-Eye Surgery

Pioneered by the Italian ophthalmic surgeon Benedetto Strampelli, Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, better known as “tooth in eye surgery”, is a medical procedure to restore vision and fix damaged eye tissue. It’s a three-phase operation. First, a tooth is removed from the patient’s mouth. Second, an artificial cornea is created from a lamina of tissue cut from the tooth. Finally, the lamina is grown in the patient’s cheek before being implanted in the eye. The idea is that the immune system won’t attack the tooth and reject the transplant because it’s comprised of the patient’s own cheek and tooth tissue.