[Results with the Boston keratoprosthesis].

Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft
B KollerI Neuhann

Abstract

The Boston keratoprosthesis (BKP) is a surgical therapeutic option in patients with corneal disease and poor prognosis for penetrating keratoplasty. The purpose of this study was to summarize our results with this surgical technique which we have employed at our institution since November 2009. All patients who underwent the BKP procedure at our institution between November 2009 and August 2011 were identified retrospectively and the data were analyzed. The surgical procedure and postoperative treatment were performed following the recommendations of the developers of the BKP. A total of 14 patients were included in the study and the patient age ranged from 36 to 78 years. All patients had superficial and stromal corneal opacification with loss of the normal corneal surface (conjunctivalization). In 13 patients the BKP was implanted after at least 1 penetrating keratoplasty (including 3 matched grafts) and in 1 patient it was performed as a primary procedure. The underlying diseases were Stevens-Johnson syndrome, chemical injury, chronic atopic dermatitis in neurodermitis, keratoconus, granulomatous uveitis, congenital glaucoma and eyeball injury/burn. The follow-up ranged from 1 to 21 months. Postoperative complications consis...Continue Reading

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