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A decade after losing her sight, a B.C. woman can see again — through her tooth

A decade after losing her sight, a B.C. woman can see again — through her tooth

After 10 years without sight, a Victoria, B.C., woman saw her partner’s face and her dog’s wagging tail this year for the very first time, thanks to a tooth surgically implanted into her eye socket.  Gail Lane, 75, was one of three Canadians to undergo the rare tooth-in-eye surgery, technically called osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis, in February. Lane lost her sight ten years ago due to …

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