A 66-year-old man with ectodermal dysplasia syndrome, right eye Type 1 Boston Keratoprosthesis (K-Pro), and chronic angle-closure glaucoma underwent cyclophotocoagulation diode in the (2500 mW, 2-4 seconds), which resulted scleral perforation 3 Seidel positive holes along inferotemporal limbus (Fig A). LiquiBand glue was applied perforations were covered a Tutoplast patch graft followed by amni...

CASE REPORT A 33-year-old Caucasian female presented with epiphora, ocular pain, and foreign body sensation in both eyes for one month. Examination revealed bilateral peripheral corneal ulcers. The patient had been treated with immunomodulators, and she was treated in the left eye with peripheral semi-circular keratoplasty, penetrating keratoplasty, conjunctival-corneal-scleroplasty, buccal muc...

Toxic reaction to nylon following uncomplicated cataract surgery and vitrectomy has been documented in the literature. We report the case of an aniridic patient with a known adverse reaction to nylon in whom Prolene suture was used in Boston Keratoprosthesis type 1 (KPro) surgery. During follow-up the cornea was checked for signs of inflammation and toxic reaction; at last follow-up (18 months)...

BACKGROUND Keratoprostheses (KPs) are made of an optical cylinder integrated with a supporting element which conditions their biocompatibility. A new KP with a Dacron tissue colonisable support has been designed in order to reduce significantly the complication rate. METHODS This new KP was implanted into 20 eyes of 20 patients with bilateral corneal blindness unsuited to a corneal implant. T...

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 ...

PURPOSE To compare corneal inflammation after syngeneic and allogeneic penetrating keratoplasty (PK) with miniature Keratoprosthesis (m-KPro) implantation in mice. METHODS BALB/C (syngeneic) or C57BL/6 (allogeneic) corneas were transplanted onto BALB/C host beds as part of PK or m-KPro implantation. Corneal inflammation was assessed by determining the frequencies of CD45(+) leukocytes, CD4(+)...