results with the boston type i keratoprosthesis after acanthamoeba keratitis

results with the boston type i keratoprosthesis after acanthamoeba keratitis

;Albert Santos;Luzia Diegues Silva;Luciene Barbosa de Sousa;Denise de Freitas;Lauro Augusto de Oliveira
contemporary clinical trials communications 2017 Vol. 6 pp. 71-73
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santos2017americanresults

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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 keratoprosthesis device. The main outcomes measure were the visual function and anatomical retention after implantation of the Boston Type I keratoprosthesis. All patients retained the device over the long-term and had good visual function. In one patient a retroprosthetic membrane developed and in another patient an epithelial lip developed over the anterior surface of the keratoprosthesis. The visual acuities range from 20/25 to 20/80 in the implanted eyes. Conclusions and importance: The Boston Type I keratoprosthesis resulted in good anatomic and functional results after multiple graft failures after AK.

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