(Video: CBC, CHAPMAN FAMILY, PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE, CNN via CNN Newsource) —

After undergoing a groundbreaking "tooth-in-eye" procedure, a man has regained his sight after being blind for more than two decades, CBC reports.

Brent Chapman, who lost his vision at age 13, is one of three people who have had the surgery performed by Dr. Greg Moloney and his team in Vancouver.

The process, also known as osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis — or OOKP — uses a patient's own tooth to restore sight.

Chapman's surgery marks the first time the procedure has been conducted in Canada.

Chapman, who has undergone approximately 50 procedures to get his vision back, expressed his joy to CBC, saying, "I feel fantastic. Vision comes back and there's a, it's a whole new world."

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