Two Cases of Boston (Dohlman-Doane) Type I Keratoprosthesis.

Na, Yoon Soo; Kim, Ye Ni; Joo, Myung Jin; Kim, Jae Ho

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2005;46(12):2100-2105.
Published online December 31, 2005.

Two Cases of Boston (Dohlman-Doane) Type I Keratoprosthesis.

Yoon Soo Na, Ye Ni Kim, Myung Jin Joo, Jae Ho Kim

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
²Myung-dong eye clinic, Seoul, Korea. kimjheye2003@yahoo.co.kr

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나윤수¹,김예니¹,주명진¹,김재호²

Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine¹, Seoul, Korea Myung-dong eye clinic², Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Yoon-Soo Na M.D.¹

Abstract

PURPOSE
This article reports two cases of Boston (Dohlman-Doane) Type I Keratoprosthesis procedures that were performed for the first time in Korea. METHODS: Using the Boston Type I keratoprosthesis, we implanted ultimately these to two cases of corneal blinded patients. RESULTS: Two Boston (Dohlman-Doane) Type I Keratoprosthesis procedures were performed successfully. The first case had poor visual prognosis due to preexisting optic neuropathy and vitreous hemorrhage, but was showed better for cosmetic effect. The second case had maintained an uncorrected visual acuity of 0.1 at postoperative 3 months. CONCLUSIONS: We hope to perform additional procedures and long-term follow-ups to further evaluate this new surgical technique for stability and efficiency.

Key Words: Boston (Dohlman-Doane) Type I Keratoprosthesis