New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- A 34-year-old man regained his vision after over 20 years of blindness, thanks to a science fiction made real by a rare "tooth-in-eye" surgery.

According to a Today.com report, Brent Chapman of North Vancouver, Canada, lost his vision when he was 13 years old due to an extremely rare allergic reaction to Ibuprofen, known as Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The reaction left him blind in both eyes.

However, after over two decades of seeking out treatments to restore his vision, Brent was connected with Dr Greg Moloney, an ophthalmologist at Providence Health Care's Mount Saint Joseph Hospital in Vancouver, for a life-changing surgery.

Talking to Today.com, Dr Greg Moloney said that he had suggested the rare "tooth-in-eye...