Retention of the Boston Keratoprosthesis Type 1: Multicenter Study Results – Corrected Proof
Objective:
To report the retention rate of the Boston keratoprosthesis type 1 and to identify risk factors for keratoprosthesis loss.
Design:
Cohort study.
Participants:
A total of 300 eyes of 300 patients who underwent implantation of the Boston keratoprosthesis type I device between January 2003 and July 2008 by 19 surgeons at 18 medical centers.
Methods:
Forms reporting preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative parameters were prospectively collected and subsequently analyzed at a central data collection site.
Main Outcome Measures:
Keratoprosthesis retention.
Results:
A total cumulative number of 422 life-years of device implantation are included in this analysis. The average duration of (Read more...)