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Imagine losing your sight to severe corneal damage, where standard treatments like corneal transplants just won’t work. That’s where osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP), or “tooth-in-eye surgery,” comes in—a remarkable, almost sci-fi-sounding procedure that gives hope to those with extreme vision loss. Here’s how it works in a nutshell: surgeons take one of your teeth (often a canine) […]