A formerly blind man in Canada can now see out of one eye after undergoing a rare 'tooth-in-eye' procedure. Brent Chapman, 34, lost his vision at 13 years old after experiencing a rare allergic reaction.
Is that a factor with synthetics? Even with things like cadeveric cartilage grafts, they’re so heavily treated prior to implantation that they’re pretty much just innate… there’s nothing to really reject. Synthetics I’d assume are even less so - cataract surgeries are super common, like millions done every year, and I’ve never seen a patient come back for a revision because of a reaction to or rejection of the synthetic lens.
I think they’re just acrylic or silicone depending on the product.
So… basically one of those with a ring of titanium sandwiched in the middle of it?
Actually, I just remembered the answer to most “well why don’t they just <really obvious solution>?” questions: money. Bad investment to research and develop a prosthesis that might get like 2 orders per year. Boo.
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Is that a factor with synthetics? Even with things like cadeveric cartilage grafts, they’re so heavily treated prior to implantation that they’re pretty much just innate… there’s nothing to really reject. Synthetics I’d assume are even less so - cataract surgeries are super common, like millions done every year, and I’ve never seen a patient come back for a revision because of a reaction to or rejection of the synthetic lens.
I think they’re just acrylic or silicone depending on the product.
So… basically one of those with a ring of titanium sandwiched in the middle of it?
Actually, I just remembered the answer to most “well why don’t they just <really obvious solution>?” questions: money. Bad investment to research and develop a prosthesis that might get like 2 orders per year. Boo.