Keratoprosthesis Surgery as an Alternative to Keratoplasty

4118 Biological corneal exchange—an alternative to penetrating keratoplasty and keratoprosthesis?

m Our previous studies demonstrated functional differentiatedcells and collagen synthesis in the pores of an ePrFE implant. This study quantifies and identities collagen types synthesized in this polymer. Methods: Rabbit eyes were implanted with a 6mm diameter disc of an ePTFE disc (Impra@,) (0.2”” thick, SO/r” pore :size with a mean porosity of 88*4% and the channels were perpendicular to the ...

penetrating keratoplasty an alternative to − − Deep lamellar keratoplasty

become their better seeing eye. The growing literature on the management of HIV related retinal detachment provides other useful insights into the disease process and also the surgical use of silicone oil. Published series have varied in their reported incidence of proliferative vitreoretinopathy. 5 6 8–11 There is, however, a consensus that epiretinal membrane formation does occur in these cas...

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty as an alternative to penetrating keratoplasty a report by the american academy of ophthalmology.

OBJECTIVE To review the published literature on deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) to compare DALK with penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for the outcomes of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), refractive error, immune graft rejection, and graft survival. METHODS Searches of the peer-reviewed literature were conducted in the PubMed and the Cochrane Library databases. The searc...

Glaucoma in Cases of Penetrating Keratoplasty, Lamellar Procedures and Keratoprosthesis

The two main issues that concern glaucoma patients before and after penetrating keratoplasty and posterior lamellar procedures and patients that develop glaucoma after surgery are the risks of graft failure and the aggravation of the glaucoma. Failure of the corneal graft may require regrafting, which increases the risk of developing or aggravating glaucoma, while uncontrolled glaucoma may resu...

Hysteroscopic Surgery as an Alternative for Hysterectomy