The KeraKlear Artificial Cornea
This chapter describes this novel device and reviews its current status, indications, and use. At the time of publication, KeraKlear KPro has received CE mark approval in Europe but has not yet been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fo
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Keratoprostheses and Artificial Corneas
Fundamentals and Surgical Applications
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Keratoprostheses and Artificial Corneas
M. Soledad Cortina • Jose de la Cruz Editors
Keratoprostheses and Artificial Corneas Fundamentals and Surgical Applications
Editors M. Soledad Cortina Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary Chicago, IL USA
Jose de la Cruz Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary Chicago, IL USA
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Foreword
Why do we need an artificial cornea – a keratoprosthesis – when standard corneal transplantation (PK) is so easy to perform surgically and is so timetested and well established? After all we have learned over a century how to prevent infections, suppress postoperative inflammation, and now effec
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