Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis provides long-term visual acuity improvement

The Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis provided significant visual improvement in many eyes over the long term, according to a study.
The retrospective chart review of KPro implantations completed by a single surgeon at the Stein Eye Institute between May 1, 2004, and May 1, 2011, aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes, complications and retention of the procedure. Patients’ preoperative ocular history, intraoperative data, and postoperative management and outcomes, including interval-corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), were analyzed.
There were 74 KPros implanted in 58 eyes during

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