Bacterial adherence to ocular prosthetic devices has been well established in the ophthalmic literature, and any exposure of intracorneal prosthetic devices to the ocular surface should be permanently ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Implantation of the Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis may cause a high incident rate of chronic hypotony that ...

The Boston keratoprosthesis has had variable success rates in the past. However, significant modifications to design and management have recently led to successful outcomes. This study was undertaken ...

Researchers have identified inflammatory factors that contribute to optic nerve damage following keratoprosthesis implantation in a mouse model, a new report outlines. Researchers from Massachusetts ...

As one of the surgeons performing the most corneal transplants in children at Wills Eye Hospital for the past many years, I am especially eager to learn about anything that will improve the fairly ...

Gail Lane, a 75-year-old Canadian, experienced blindness for ten years. An autoimmune disorder damaged her corneas. She regained her sight through osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis. This rare surgery uses ...

BOSTON - Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School have identified inflammatory factors that cause optic neuropathy in the back of the eye following implantation of a ...