BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To examine the outcomes of vitrectomy in ocular trauma with opaque cornea. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective study included 17 eyes of 16 patients who underwent vitrectomy with temporary keratoprosthesis or endoscopy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, from March 2003 to October 2010. RESULTS A temporary keratoprosthesis was used in 8 eyes (47%...

purpose : vitreoretinal surgery can be difficult or impossible in patients with corneal opacity. one solution for this problem is use of temporary keratoprosthesis (tkp). we report anatomical and visual outcomes of this combined surgery in our institution. methods : we retrospectively reviewed charts of patients in whom a tkp was used between 2006 and 2010 with follow-up of at least six months....

PURPOSE To evaluate the outcome of corneal allotransplantation in combined penetrating keratoplasty and vitreoretinal surgery using a temporary keratoprosthesis, and to determine the factors affecting corneal allograft survival. METHODS We reviewed the medical charts of eleven patients who had undergone combined corneal allotransplantation and pars plana vitrectomy using an Eckardt temporary ...

Herein we introduce a simple approach for clearing an edematous cornea during vitreoretinal surgery in eyes with decompensated corneal endothelium, allowing the surgeon to postpone penetrating keratoplasty. This technique was performed in 3 eyes by filling the anterior chambers with air or silicone oil, and sufficiently cleared the media for completion of vitrectomy. This simple technique enabl...

PURPOSE To present a case of combined procedure heterotopic autokeratoplasty and ECCE with posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, to demonstrate the novel use an RGP as safe, cost-effective alternative temporary keratoprosthesis. REPORT OF CASE A 65/F presented blindness, OS from glaucoma but clear cornea, corneal decompensation cataract in OD good visual potential. Heterotopic ...

PURPOSE To report a patient with refractory keratitis after a Boston type I keratoprosthesis treated with corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). METHODS Case report. RESULTS A 29-year-old man with a history of chemical burn in the left eye underwent keratoprosthesis implantation. He developed infectious keratitis 4 months after surgery, which did not respond to topical antibiotics. The patie...

Purpose To report the outcomes of implantation of the Boston Type I keratoprosthesis in three patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a severe infection that can lead to significant visual loss. Observations Case series reporting three patients with difficult cases of AK that needed multiple corneal transplantations and glaucoma surgeries. All patients were implanted with the Boston Type I...

PURPOSE To compare the University of California Davis experience using the Boston keratoprosthesis with the Boston Keratoprosthesis Study Group's initial report. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. PARTICIPANTS We analyzed 30 eyes of 28 patients who previously underwent Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis surgery at our institution between 2004 and 2008. METHODS Preoperative, intraoperative, an...