Permanent Keratoprosthesis Combined With Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil Injection for Visual Rehabilitation of Chronic Hypotony and Corneal Opacity

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YILDIRIM C. A., Gehlbach P. L., Zimmer-Galler I., Akpek E. K.

CORNEA, vol.29, no.12, pp.1401-1405, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 29 Issue: 12
• Publication Date: 2010
• Doi Number: 10.1097/ico.0b013e3181e289a4
• Journal Name: CORNEA
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.1401-1405
• Keywords: hypotony, keratoprosthesis, prephthisis, silicone oil, 1-YEAR FOLLOW-UP, PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY, RETINAL-DETACHMENT, SURGERY, UVEITIS, COMPLICATIONS, KERATOPATHY, MANAGEMENT, EYES
• Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: To present outcomes of combined pars plana vitrectomy, silicone oil (SO) injection, and permanent keratoprosthesis (Kpro) procedure in prephthisical eyes.