PURPOSE To describe a surgical method for corneal pocket creation for KeraKlear keratoprosthesis implantation by PocketMaker microkeratome. METHODS We implanted keratoprosthesis KeraKlear in 3 patients. In all cases, we used a microkeratome PocketMaker to create a corneal pocket, where the incision was made at a depth of 300 µm with a vibrating diamond blade. RESULTS Although corneas have b...

PURPOSE To determine the factors influencing outcomes of Boston type I keratoprosthesis implantation in Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and to compare the results with those of individuals without SJS. METHODS This is a multicenter, retrospective, comparative consecutive case series of patients undergoing keratoprosthesis implantation in Los Angeles, Kolkata, and Manila. Statistical analysis w...

AIM To study the anatomical and visual performance following implantation of a model of artificial cornea and to evaluate the postoperative long term complications. METHODS 11 eyes of 11 patients with bilateral corneal blindness considered as potentially having high risk of failure of penetrating corneal keratoplasty were implanted with biocolonisable Kpro keratoprosthesis (BIOKOP I, FCI, Ran...

Standard keratoplasty is known to fail in eyes with refractory corneal blindness such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome, chemical burns, ocular cicatrical pemphigoid and multiple failed grafts. Keratoprosthesis (K-Pro) have improved the visual potential of these eyes glaucoma, which is often pre-existent, is a common complication and can compromise the results.This article reviews the underlying caus...

For the anterior segment surgeon, the implantation of Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis is a multistep process that begins with careful patient selection. Success depends on thorough preoperative evaluation, detailed surgical planning, and frequent postoperative follow-up. New practice patterns have emerged for each of these phases as the international experience with keratoprosthesis grows. This ...

Background & Aims of the Study: The safe drinking water providing is one of the most crucial objections in these centenaries. Bacterial water contamination and high rate of morbidity and mortality is crucial health threat. Efficiency of potassium persulfat (KPS) associated solar disinfection as a novel water disinfection technology was evaluated in batch scale experiments, us...

Osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis (OOKP) is a multi-staged procedure for the treatment of blindness due to bilateral severe endstage corneal disease. Developed by Strampelli over fifty years ago and modified thereafter by Falcinelli, the OOKP is by far the only keratoprosthesis that has been retained in eyes for over twenty to thirty years. This procedure can be performed in eyes with bone dry and ...

PURPOSE To report indications, practices, complications, and outcomes from the first multicenter study on the Boston Type 1 keratoprosthesis. DESIGN Prospective, noncomparative, interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS We analyzed 141 Boston Type 1 keratoprosthesis surgical procedures, from 17 surgical sites, done from January 2003 through September 2005 in 136 eyes of 133 patients. METHO...

PURPOSE To describe the incidence, timing, visual significance, and management of posterior segment complications after Boston type I keratoprosthesis implantation. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted of all consecutive Boston type I keratoprostheses implanted by a single surgeon at a single institution over a 6-year period. Preoperative demographics, postoperative complication...

The Karnofsky Performance Status Scale (KPS) was designed to measure the level of patient activity and medical care requirements. It is a general measure of patient independence and has been widely used as a general assessment of patient with cancer. Although there is a long history of use of the KPS for judging cancer patients, its reliability and validity have been assumed without formal inve...