India, March 5 -- A man in Canada had his eyesight restored after doctors performed a surgery that required one of his teeth to be surgically embedded into his eye. When Brent Chapman's doctor first pitched him on the idea, he thought it sounded "science fiction-y"But his doctors reassured it that it's a common procedure that has helped many people regain their sight.

33-year old Chapman, who is blind in both eyes, was one of three Canadians undergoing osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis (OOKP) - or as it's more commonly known, tooth-in-eye surgery.

Many would be confused to see teeth being used to restore sight but doctors told Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that the procedure has been performed for several decades in 10 countries, ...