The Boston Keratoprosthesis (KPro) is the most widely used artificial cornea or keratoprosthesis. It is a treatment option for corneal disease not amenable to standard penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) or corneal transplant.

2021年6月28日 · The Boston Keratoprosthesis (KPro) is designed as an “artificial cornea” that can be used in patients with severe corneal opacity. The Boston KPro type I is used after standard penetrating keratoplasty has failed or when such a transplant would be unlikely to succeed.

The Boston Keratoprosthesis Type 2 (BK2) has emerged as a pivotal intervention especially for patients with severe cicatricial ocular surface disease. Over the past three decades, substantial advancements in device design and postoperative management have been observed, enhancing the potential for significant vision recovery in this challenging ...

The Boston Keratoprosthesis is an”artificial cornea” that can be used in severe corneal opacity. Many people with corneal disease can be helped by regular corneal transplantation involving tissue transplanted from human donors.

2017年6月1日 · The Boston Type I Keratopros­thesis (BI-KPro) is an artificial cornea device. It is implanted as a treatment for many severe, recalcitrant corneal disorders that are not amenable to traditional corneal transplantation such as penetrating ker­atoplasty (PK).

The Boston keratoprosthesis is the most common one used at Wills Eye Hospital. The Boston keratoprosthesis has a plastic center attached to a human donor cornea, which is sutured into the patient’s eye. Advantages include no graft rejection and often excellent vision.

Prevention of complications after Boston Keratoprosthesis surgery such as tissue melt and bacterial infection, have vastly improved over the past 10 years with technical advances and topical antibiotics usage. Yet, we must remain diligent in …

2025年1月30日 · The Boston Keratoprosthesis in severe ocular trauma. Can J Ophthalmol. 2008; 43(2):165-169. Haugsdal JM, Goins KM, Greiner MA, et al. Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis for primary congenital glaucoma. Br J Ophthalmol. 2016; 100(3):328-331. Hou JH, de la Cruz J, Djalilian AR. Outcomes of Boston keratoprosthesis implantation for failed keratoplasty ...

Purpose of review: The Boston keratoprosthesis (BKPro) is often the only hope for visual rehabilitation in severe corneal disease. Since Food and Drug Administration approval of the device in 1992, there have been a series of advances in its design, surgical techniques, and postoperative care, which have widened its applicability and decreased ...

What is a Boston Keratoprosthesis? Boston keratoprosthesis (KPro) is an artificial cornea made of acrylic plastic. The KPro is placed in the middle of a human donor cornea which is then secured to the eye with very fine stitches in a process similar to a typical full thickness corneal transplant.