Visual restoration with KPro after face allotransplantation with a grade III phthisical eye.
Digit J Ophthalmol
; 30(2): 45-47, 2024.
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| ID: mdl-38962671
ABSTRACT
The Boston Keratoprosthesis type I (KPro-I) has been shown to be successful in restoring vision after severe ocular burns; however, its long-term outcomes in phthisical eyes have rarely been reported. A monocular woman with a history of severe alkali chemical injury necessitating facial transplantation presented with a light perception left eye after a complicated course, including failed KPro-I, therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty, endophthalmitis, hypotony, total retinal detachment, and structural changes, including a shrunken 18 mm axial length and eye wall thickening. The patient underwent a combined vitrectomy with silicone oil and KPro-I implantation, resulting in her regaining ambulatory visual acuity (20/250) at 3 years' follow-up.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Burns, Chemical
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Visual Acuity
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Eye Burns
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Facial Transplantation
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Digit J Ophthalmol
Year:
2024
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Article
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