%0 Journal Article
%T Modified Osteo Odonto Keratoprosthesis (MOOKP) - "Tooth For An Eye" SciDoc Publishers | Open Access | Science Journals | Media Partners
%A Presanthila J
%A Manik
%A an.G.R
%J Ophthalmology & Eye Science (IJOES)
%D 2018
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.19070/2332-290X-1500028
%X Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP) (also known as "tooth in eye" surgery is a medical procedure to restore vision in the most severe cases of corneal and ocular surface patients. It includes removal of a tooth from the patient or a donor. After removal, a lamina of tissue cut from the tooth is drilled and the hole is fitted with optics. The lamina is grown in the patients' cheek for a period of months and then is implanted upon the eye. This is an excellent innovative technique blending the ophthalmology and dentistry
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%U https://scidoc.org/IJOES-2332-290X-03-802.php