Visual Acuity Outcomes of the Boston Keratoprosthesis Type 1: Multicenter Study Results

Autor: Christopher J. Rudnisky, Michael W. Belin, Rong Guo, Joseph B. Ciolino, Claes H. Dohlman, James Aquavella, Anthony J. Aldave, Sadeer B. Hannush, Kimberly C. Sippel, Mark J. Mannis, Nathalie A. Afshari, Tueng T. Shen, Eduardo C. Alfonso, Marian S. Macsai, Geoffrey Tabin, Keith H. Baratz, Ramzi K. Hemady, Juan-Carlos Abad, Samir A. Melki, Roberta Pineda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Am J Ophthalmol
Popis: PURPOSE: To report logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) visual outcomes of the Boston Keratoprosthesis Type 1. DESIGN: Prospective, cohort study. METHODS: Pre-, intra-, and postoperative parameters of 300 eyes of 300 patients who underwent implantation of a Boston Keratoprosthesis Type I device between January 2003 and July 2008 by one of 19 surgeons at 18 medical centers were collected. RESULTS: After an average of 17.1 ± 14.8 months, visual acuity improved significantly (p
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