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…
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…
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…
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…
© 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,…
© 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…
© 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,…
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015M. Soledad Cortina and Jose de la Cruz (eds.)Keratoprostheses and Artificial Corneas10.1007/978-3-642-55179-6_10 10. Boston KPRO Type I: Outcomes Alexandra A. Herzlich1 and James V. Aquavella1 (1) Department of Ophthalmology, Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester…
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015M. Soledad Cortina and Jose de la Cruz (eds.)Keratoprostheses and Artificial Corneas10.1007/978-3-642-55179-6_9 9. Boston Keratoprosthesis Type I: Surgical Techniques Lauren R. Schneider1 and Sadeer B. Hannush2, 3 (1) Department of Ophthalmology, Cornea Service, Illinois Eye…
Fig. 3.1 Histological section of the cornea showing the five layers. Epi epithelium, BM Bowman’s membrane, Str stroma, DM Descemet’s membrane, Endo endothelium 3.3.1 Epithelium Embryologically, the corneal epithelium is…
