Introduction to the use of the Boston keratoprosthesis

CH Dohlman, M Harissi-Dagher, BF Khan… - Expert review of …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The Boston keratoprosthesis (KPro) is one of several types of artificial cornea manufactured
worldwide that are being implanted in increasing numbers in patients with severe corneal …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of blinking on tear dynamics

JR Palakuru, J Wang, JV Aquavella - … ophthalmology & visual …, 2007 - arvojournals.org
purpose. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used to study the impact of blinking on
tear dynamics. methods. One eye of 21 subjects was imaged at the same time of day on two …

Correlations among upper and lower tear menisci, noninvasive tear break-up time, and the Schirmer test

J Wang, JR Palakuru, JV Aquavella - American journal of ophthalmology, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine the relationships among tear meniscus parameters, noninvasive
tear break-up time (NITBUT), and the Schirmer test. DESIGN: Experimental study …

Long-term outcomes of Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis implantation: a retrospective multicenter cohort

D Srikumaran, B Munoz, AJ Aldave, JV Aquavella… - Ophthalmology, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To study the long-term outcomes of Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis (KPro) surgery.
Design Retrospective, multicenter case series. Participants A total of 158 eyes of 150 …

The effect of pregnancy on corneal curvature

SB Park, KJ Lindahl, GO Temnycky… - Eye & Contact …, 1992 - journals.lww.com
Even though they had been successful contact lens wearers previously, many women
develop contact lens intolerance while pregnant. We prospectively followed 24 women …

Outcomes of Boston keratoprosthesis in aniridia: a retrospective multicenter study

EK Akpek, M Harissi-Dagher, R Petrarca… - American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term outcomes of keratoprosthesis as an alternative
surgical procedure in the management of aniridic keratopathy. DESIGN: Retrospective …

Results of the prospective evaluation of radial keratotomy (PERK) study one year after surgery

GO Waring III, MJ Lynn, H Gelender, PR Laibson… - Ophthalmology, 1985 - Elsevier
Abstract The Prospective Evaluation of Radial Keratotomy (PERK) study is a nine-center,
self-controlled clinical trial of a standardized technique of radial keratotomy in 435 patients …

Titanium back plate for a PMMA keratoprosthesis: clinical outcomes

A Todani, JB Ciolino, JD Ament, KA Colby… - Graefe's Archive for …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background/Purpose To compare the rate of retroprosthetic membrane (RPM)
formation in Boston Keratoprosthesis (BKPro) with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) versus …

Pediatric keratoprosthesis

JV Aquavella, MD Gearinger, EK Akpek, GJ McCormick - Ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To describe the authors' experience using keratoprosthesis to treat pediatric
corneal opacity. DESIGN: Nonrandomized, consecutive, retrospective interventional series …

Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy: relationship to preoperative corneal endothelial status

GN Rao, JV Aquavella, SH Goldberg, SL Berk - Ophthalmology, 1984 - Elsevier
Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy is one of the complications of intraocular lens
implantation. A knowledge of the preoperative status of corneal endothelium may help to …