Miracle !

M&Mmm · 02-28-2008, 10:00 AM

wow! ,Son's tooth used to give blind father sight!

Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye
DUBLIN (AFP) - An Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye, he said on Wednesday.
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Bob McNichol, 57, from County Mayo in the west of the country, lost his sight in a freak accident when red-hot liquid aluminium exploded at a re-cycling business in November 2005.

"I thought that I was going to be blind for the rest of my life," McNichol told RTE state radio.

After doctors in Ireland said there was nothing more they could do, McNichol heard about a miracle operation called Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP) being performed by Dr Christopher Liu at the Sussex Eye Hospital in Brighton in England.

The technique, pioneered in Italy in the 1960s, involves creating a support for an artificial cornea from the patient's own tooth and the surrounding bone.

The procedure used on McNichol involved his son Robert, 23, donating a tooth, its root and part of the jaw.

McNichol's right eye socket was rebuilt, part of the tooth inserted and a lens inserted in a hole drilled in the tooth.

The first operation lasted ten hours and the second five hours.

"It is pretty heavy going," McNichol said. "There was a 65 percent chance of me getting any sight.

"Now I have enough sight for me to get around and I can watch television. I have come out from complete darkness to be able to do simple things," McNichol said.

Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye - Yahoo! News

Angel · 02-28-2008, 10:56 AM

Wow this is an amazing story, I wonder if this procedure will help many people that lost their sight? Like I've always say nothing is impossible. Miracle can happen to anyone, anywhere and everyday.

Thanks for sharing this story with us M&Mmmie

jillio · 02-28-2008, 11:49 AM

Very interesting.

Freaky Cat · 02-28-2008, 12:16 PM

Tooth? wow. indeed it must be a miracle then! Amazing!

Byrdie714 · 02-28-2008, 06:43 PM

Or it could be tall Irish tale, afterall, St. Patrick's Day is around the corner!

horselover61 · 02-28-2008, 08:41 PM

Very interesting.

deafbajagal · 02-28-2008, 09:06 PM

Amazing! With just a tooth!

02-28-2008, 10:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
M&Mmm Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 97	Miracle ! wow! ,Son's tooth used to give blind father sight! Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye DUBLIN (AFP) - An Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye, he said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT Bob McNichol, 57, from County Mayo in the west of the country, lost his sight in a freak accident when red-hot liquid aluminium exploded at a re-cycling business in November 2005. "I thought that I was going to be blind for the rest of my life," McNichol told RTE state radio. After doctors in Ireland said there was nothing more they could do, McNichol heard about a miracle operation called Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP) being performed by Dr Christopher Liu at the Sussex Eye Hospital in Brighton in England. The technique, pioneered in Italy in the 1960s, involves creating a support for an artificial cornea from the patient's own tooth and the surrounding bone. The procedure used on McNichol involved his son Robert, 23, donating a tooth, its root and part of the jaw. McNichol's right eye socket was rebuilt, part of the tooth inserted and a lens inserted in a hole drilled in the tooth. The first operation lasted ten hours and the second five hours. "It is pretty heavy going," McNichol said. "There was a 65 percent chance of me getting any sight. "Now I have enough sight for me to get around and I can watch television. I have come out from complete darkness to be able to do simple things," McNichol said. Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye - Yahoo! News

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Byrdie714 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Washington coast. Posts: 2,335	Or it could be tall Irish tale, afterall, St. Patrick's Day is around the corner! __________________ Coastal summer....

02-28-2008, 08:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
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02-28-2008, 10:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Angel Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,695	Wow this is an amazing story, I wonder if this procedure will help many people that lost their sight? Like I've always say nothing is impossible. Miracle can happen to anyone, anywhere and everyday. Thanks for sharing this story with us M&Mmmie

02-28-2008, 11:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
jillio Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,302	Very interesting.

02-28-2008, 12:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Freaky Cat Space - it's like heaven! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ArKaNsAs Posts: 10,038	Tooth? wow. indeed it must be a miracle then! Amazing!

02-28-2008, 09:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
deafbajagal Jasmine's Tiger "Lilly" Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,563	Amazing! With just a tooth!