Boston Keratoprosthesis in Elimination of Corneal Blindness

Purpose: To evaluate effectiveness of Boston keratoprosthesis (KPro) in eliminating corneal blindness. Methods: Careful anamnestic data collection with subsequent ophthalmological examination (VA, colour perseption, slitlamp, A and B scan, IOP) of five patients suffering from corneal blindness was performed. Two patients (men, aged 45 and 65 y.) without symblepharon (both suffering from alkaline burn) were selected for Boston KPro implantation procedure. During surgery Boston KPro was assembled with trepined 8,5mm diameter preserved donor cornea, implanted into trephined 8.0mm diameter recipient's cornea, fixed…