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

Authors

  • L Bajracharya Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Gaushala, Kathmandu
  • R Gurung Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Gaushala, Kathmandu
  • G Tabin John A Moran Eye Centre, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v4i1.5869

Keywords:

keratoprosthesis, Dohlman type I keratoprosthesis, Boston keratoprosthesis type I, graft rejection

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.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v4i1.5869

NEPJOPH 2012; 4(1): 165-169

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Bajracharya, L., Gurung, R., & Tabin, G. (2012). Keratoprosthesis, Dohlman Type I device for a patient with repeated corneal graft failure. Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology, 4(1), 165–169. https://doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v4i1.5869

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