Keratoprostheses: Advancing toward a true artificial cornea

Keratoprosthesis surgery is carried out in very few centers. Elaborate surgical techniques and high complication rates limit the application of currently available keratoprostheses (KPros). However, the clinical need for an alternative to donor tissue has sparked considerable research interest in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Survey of ophthalmology 1997-09, Vol.42 (2), p.175-189
Hauptverfasser:	Hicks, Celia R., Fitton, J.Helen, Chirila, Traian V., Crawford, Geoffrey J., Constable, Ian J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals artificial cornea Biocompatible Materials Biological and medical sciences core-and-skirt keratoprosthesis Cornea - surgery epithelialization Humans hydrogel keratoprosthesis Medical sciences Prostheses and Implants Prosthesis Design Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the eye and orbit
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