The tooth that was implanted was a canine tooth which is also known as the "eyetooth"then placed a man-made eye lens into its base and placed it under the lid of his eye and let the tissue grow over the canine. Also a lit flap of his skin was taken from his mouth and implanted over the tooth in his eye which later had access to its own supply of blood. The doctors then cut a hole in the cornea that permitted light to enter the eye.
canine 犬歯
cornea 角膜
患者自身の犬歯を人工レンズにはめ込む。皮膚を移植し犬歯の組織を成長させ血液が供給されるようになる。こうしてできた角膜に穴を開け視力を取り戻した。これまでに600人が治療を受けている。
再生医療は倫理的に問題があるだろうけどすごいな!!今後どんどん広がっていくのかな。
