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Blind man sees with the aid of son's tooth

An Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

tags blind tooth irishman Bob McNichol County Mayo Osteo

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14	DerAlt1

2 years ago

Hmmm, I thought it was an Eye for an Eye and a Tooth for a Tooth.

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13	bcgrote

2 years ago

Eyeteeth! NOW I get it!!

Can I do the reverse? Except I'm not sure if my eyes are worse than my teeth....

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20	SUBobISI...

2 years ago

I wonder how they went about figuring out that you could use a tooth to give back eyesight.

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32	dollylla...

2 years ago

I don't understand it, but that's amazing.

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Chez

2 years ago

that made me exclaim WTF out loud... wow.

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germz

2 years ago

haha wtf this has been around since the 1960s and im just hearing about it now, this should be ground breaking -- even if there is a 65% chance, thats still a huge chance vs completly blind!

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11	acemak

2 years ago

I really do want to know who first thought this stuff up. What series of events had to occur in order for this to be put on the table

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20	bluenutr...

2 years ago

I'm doubtful.

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14	irishdru...

2 years ago

This is very simple to explain, "Irishman = badass mofo." Our hair cures erectile dysfuntion, and our nail clippings will undoubtedly be the cure for aids.

Really I was amazed by this story.

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momum

2 years ago

mmm not sure!

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