Boston keratoprosthesis type 1: outcomes of the first 38 cases performed at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To evaluate outcomes of Boston keratoprosthesis type 1 (K-Pro) surgery in a cohort of high-risk patients at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Our patients were referred to us at the end-point of their ocular disease. METHODS:A retrospective review of all K-Pro surgery performed between March 2011 and July 2015 with a minimum follow-up of 12 months. RESULTS:39 eyes of 38 patients were included. Mean follow-up was 28.4 months (range: 12-56). The main indication for surgery was bullous keratopathy from multiple failed grafts (56%). 26 cases (72.2%) had known posterior segment disease pre-operatively. Mean BCVA for the entire cohort (n = 39) initially improved from HM vision to 1/60 before returning to CF vision by 6 months and was maintained for the duration of follow-up. By final follow-up (n

SUBMITTER: Samarawickrama C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5997695 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature