Boston Keratoprosthesis: Design, Materials, and Manufacturing
Fig. 6.1 Collar button design: front plate, back plate, and locking ring (Courtesy of Dr. Claes H. Dohlman) There are two types of Boston Keratoprosthesis: Type 1 (Fig. 6.2a, b):…
Fyodorov–Zuev Keratoprosthesis
Fig. 25.1 (a) Fyodorov–Zuev keratoprosthesis from anterior view, (b) in an artificial anterior chamber, (c) from anterior view before with prosthesis embedded into the cornea just before the transplant, and…
Boston Keratoprosthesis Type II: Indications, Techniques, Outcomes, and Management
Fig. 19.1 Photomicrograph of the Boston keratoprosthesis type I (left) and II (right) devices 19.2 Indications The Boston keratoprosthesis type I is indicated for patients with a history of repeated…
History of the Artificial Cornea
Fig. 2.1 Nussbaum’s keratoprosthesis (From Mannis and Dohlman [12]) Dimmers looked into improving over Nussbaum’s design by incorporating a 0.1-mm-thick celluloid piece without any significant success due to infection and…
Integrating Keratoprosthesis
Fig. 26.1 SEM (Scanning electron microscopy) image of superporous skirt showing interconnecting pores Fig. 26.2 Both core and skirt are shown in this picture. The skirt is white due to…
Boston Keratoprosthesis-Associated Infections: Prevention and Therapeutics
Author (year) Location [Ref.] Study years B-KPro (I;II) eyes (patients) Ocular disease AI, CB, GF study Pop Months mean (range) BCL GDD Prophylactic topical Abx Endop (total) % (%) Ster…
Oculoplastic Considerations in Boston Keratoprosthesis
Fig. 15.1 (a) Preoperative slit lamp photograph of a patient with extensive symblepharon and forniceal foreshortening secondary to chemical burn. (b) Postoperative photograph of the same eye following fornix reconstruction…
Future Directions for the Boston Keratoprosthesis
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015M. Soledad Cortina and Jose de la Cruz (eds.)Keratoprostheses and Artificial Corneas10.1007/978-3-642-55179-6_20 20. Future Directions for the Boston Keratoprosthesis Kathryn Colby1 (1) Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Boston Children’s Hospital,…
Boston KPro Type I in the Pediatric Age Group
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015M. Soledad Cortina and Jose de la Cruz (eds.)Keratoprostheses and Artificial Corneas10.1007/978-3-642-55179-6_17 17. Boston KPro Type I in the Pediatric Age Group Sang Beom Han1, 2 , Karen Dunlap3 and Esen Karamursel Akpek4 (1) The Wilmer Eye…
Keratoprostheses in the Setting of Autoimmune Disorders
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015M. Soledad Cortina and Jose de la Cruz (eds.)Keratoprostheses and Artificial Corneas10.1007/978-3-642-55179-6_16 16. Keratoprostheses in the Setting of Autoimmune Disorders Matthew J. Weiss1 and Victor L. Perez1 (1) Department of Opthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,…
