Keratoprosthesis, Dohlman type I device for a patient with repeated corneal graft failure

Nepal J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jan-Jun;4(1):165-9. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v4i1.5869.

Abstract

Background: Keratoprosthesis (Kpro) surgery is performed in patients in whom traditional penetrating keratoplasty (PK) surgery has no hope for graft survival. The burden of corneal blindness is high in a developing country like Nepal.

Case: A thirty-year-old man, with multiple graft failure in his only eye, underwent Kpro surgery. He had ambulatory vision and a stable Kpro 29 months after the surgery.

Conclusion: Kpro surgery has been introduced in the country with this as the first case. Patients with poor prognosis for PK can benefit from this type of surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Corneal Diseases / surgery*
  • Corneal Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Rejection / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Recurrence
  • Reoperation
  • Visual Acuity