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Oliver Sacks was the first to make the story of Susan Barry, whom he nicknamed "Stereo Sue", known to the general public.. Stereopsis recovery has been reported to have occurred in a few adults as a result of either medical treatments including strabismus surgery and vision therapy, or spontaneously after a stereoscopic 3D cinema experience.
Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP), also known as "tooth in eye" surgery, [1] 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.
SARPE is performed to address the transverse dimension changes in a patient. Sometimes this surgery is followed by Le Fort 1 in a second surgery to address the vertical and the anterior-posterior changes. Between the two surgeries, a patient's constricted maxillary arch is expanded with the rapid maxillary expander device placed in the maxilla.
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The first Children's Hospital of Washington fellow was Leonard Apt in 1959. Parks' scientific contributions include: Elucidation of monofixation syndrome [7] Description and refinement of numerous eye muscle surgical techniques, particularly the fornix incision approach to strabismus surgery
A removable appliance is usually used by patients who have high degree of compliance with their orthodontic treatment. Fixed appliances are able to produce very accurate movement in the teeth [1] [2] Both fixed and removable functional appliances can be used to correct a malocclusion in three planes: Anterior-Posterior, Vertical and Transverse.
Jaw surgery may be required to fix severe malocclusions. [42] The bone is broken during surgery and stabilized with titanium (or bioresorbable) plates and screws to allow for healing to take place. [43] After surgery, regular orthodontic treatment is used to move the teeth into their final position. [44]