Outcomes of Boston keratoprosthesis type 1 reimplantation: multicentre study results.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the visual and anatomical outcomes of Boston keratoprosthesis (Kpro) type 1 reimplantation.

Design

Subgroup analysis of multicentre prospective cohort study.

Participants

Of 303 eyes that underwent Kpro implantation between January 2003 and July 2008 by 1 of 19 surgeons at 18 medical centres, 13 eyes of 13 patients who underwent reimplantation of Boston Kpro type 1 were compared with 13 eyes of 13 diagnosis-matched patients who underwent initial implantation.

Methods

Forms reporting preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative parameters were prospectively collected and analyzed. Main outcome measures were Kpro retention and logMAR visual acuity.

Results

After a mean follow-up time of 17.1 ± 17.6 months, the retention of both

SUBMITTER: Wang JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8561078 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature