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A man blinded in an industrial explosion has regained partial sight after his son’s tooth was lodged into one of his eyes in a groundbreaking operation.
Robert McNichol, 57, from Co Sligo, suffered the horrific injury during an accident at his waste recycling business two years ago.
Doctors at University College Hospital Galway told him there was nothing they could do but, refusing to be deterred, he found an expert in the UK performing pioneering surgery.
Known as 00KP, it treats severe cases of blindness by using a tooth to hold in place a man-made lens in the eye socket.
Mr McNichol’s son Robert Jnr, 23, volunteered one of his teeth when he heard about the revolutionary procedure.
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Woah. Incredible.
Robert McNichol, 57, from Co Sligo, suffered the horrific injury during an accident at his waste recycling business two years ago.
Doctors at University College Hospital Galway told him there was nothing they could do but, refusing to be deterred, he found an expert in the UK performing pioneering surgery.
Known as 00KP, it treats severe cases of blindness by using a tooth to hold in place a man-made lens in the eye socket.
Mr McNichol’s son Robert Jnr, 23, volunteered one of his teeth when he heard about the revolutionary procedure.
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Father regains sight thanks to son's tooth
A man blinded in an industrial explosion has regained partial sight after his son’s tooth was lodged into one of his eyes in a groundbreaking operation.
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Woah. Incredible.
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