1. What is keratophakia and how does it relate to keratoprosthesis? Keratophakia is a surgical procedure where donor corneal tissue is reshaped and implanted onto the patient's cornea to correct ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Implantation of the Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis may cause a high incident rate of chronic hypotony that ...

Pediatric bilateral corneal blindness is a highly complex condition for a single surgeon to manage solo. A cornea specialist alone may not be able to provide complete visual care in such difficult ...

As one of the surgeons performing the most corneal transplants in children at Wills Eye Hospital for the past many years, I am especially eager to learn about anything that will improve the fairly ...

Exponential rise in the use of medical devices on account of continued advances in design and superior operative care has led to increase in the use of artificial cornea or keratoprosthesis in the ...

The Boston keratoprosthesis has had variable success rates in the past. However, significant modifications to design and management have recently led to successful outcomes. This study was undertaken ...

A corneal graft–keratoprosthesis is an artificial clear central corneal window surrounded by a human donor cornea. Implantation is generally done if a standard corneal transplant has failed, or when ...

Beijing Microkpro Medical Instrument Co. Ltd. has received marketing approval for its artificial cornea from China’s NMPA. Miok Keratoprosthesis is the world’s first artificial cornea made of 100% non ...

Gail Lane, a 75-year-old Canadian, experienced blindness for ten years. An autoimmune disorder damaged her corneas. She regained her sight through osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis. This rare surgery uses ...

Keratoprosthesis refers to both the implant itself and the surgical procedure used to implant the prosthesis. Implant: Keratoprosthesis implant is a fake cornea placed in the eye to replace a damaged ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...