Experimental sclera-implanted keratoprosthesis
Bar, S.; Savir, H.; Gasner, S.; Levy, M.
Israel Journal of Medical Sciences 24(12): 710-714
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-2180 PMID: 2976062 Document Number: 321627
An experimental design of keratoprosthesis anchored into the limbal sclera is presented. The surgical procedure enables a watertight junction between the keratoprosthesis and the globe. Dehiscence of the keratoprosthesis-limbal sclera junction occurs when an area of locus resistentia minoris is created in the lower limbus. An artificial drainage system is necessary for the durability of such a keratoprosthesis.