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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 |