Boston type I keratoprosthesis implantation technique : Video article

Keratoprosthetics refer to the replacement of human corneal tissue with an artificially produced exchange product. The most widely implanted keratoprosthesis worldwide is the Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis (BI-KPro, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA). This video article demonstrat...

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Published in:Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft 2019-01, Vol.116 (1), p.67-72
Main Authors: Matthaei, M, Bachmann, B, Hos, D, Siebelmann, S, Schaub, F, Cursiefen, C
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Artificial Organs
Cornea
Corneal Diseases
Humans
Postoperative Complications
Prostheses and Implants
Prosthesis Implantation
Retrospective Studies
Visual Acuity
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Summary:Keratoprosthetics refer to the replacement of human corneal tissue with an artificially produced exchange product. The most widely implanted keratoprosthesis worldwide is the Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis (BI-KPro, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA). This video article demonstrates the surgical technique of BI-KPro implantation as routinely performed at this institution. In addition, an overview of the surgical indications, patient consent, anesthesia and positioning, postoperative treatment and complications as well as the evidence of the technique is provided in the article based on experience with 31 BI-KPro implantations. The indications for BI-KPro primarily include patients in a high-risk keratoplasty setting particularly after repeatedly failed keratoplasty. A thorough patient examination and assessment of the indications as well as detailed disclosure of information to the patient about the individual prognosis, the risk profile, the postoperative therapy and follow-up enable a positive postoperative result. The BI-KPro provides an established and relatively standardized option for surgical treatment of eyes in a high-risk keratoplasty setting. Patients should be preoperatively informed with respect to the individual prognosis, complication profile and life-long follow-up.
ISSN:1433-0423
DOI:10.1007/s00347-018-0806-x